Zion, Illinois
Zion, Illinois | |
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City of Zion New Signs in 2025 | |
| Motto(s): "Historic past, dynamic future" | |
Location of Zion in Lake County, Illinois. | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′12″N 87°50′25″W / 42.45333°N 87.84028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Lake |
| Founded | July 1901 |
| Founded by | John Alexander Dowie |
| Named after | Mount Zion, Israel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Billy McKinney |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.93 sq mi (25.72 km2) |
| • Land | 9.93 sq mi (25.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 615 ft (187 m) |
| Highest elevation (9th St and Greenbay Rd.) | 740 ft (230 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 582 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,655 |
| • Density | 2,482.63/sq mi (958.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 60099 |
| Area codes | 847, 224 |
| FIPS code | 17-84220 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Zion, Illinois |
| Website | www |
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Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,655.