What is the population of Chicago?

2,664,452 people, per GeoNames.

CHICAGO

Illinois · UNITED STATES (US) · 41.85°N / 87.65°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,887,398

Chicago is a city in United States with a population of 2,664,452. It sits at 41.85/-87.65, runs on America/Chicago, is 1 km from Bridgeport.

Population 2,664,452

Place Type District Capital

Elevation 179m

Timezone America/Chicago

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: Illinois
Coords: 41.85°N / 87.65°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Bridgeport Illinois 33,878 1.3 km

W Lower West Side Illinois 34,410 1.4 km

E Near South Side Illinois 22,401 2.2 km

SW McKinley Park Illinois 15,612 2.8 km

SE Douglas Illinois 20,323 3.1 km

N Chicago Loop Illinois 33,442 4.0 km

S New City Illinois 40,997 4.8 km

SE Grand Boulevard Illinois 22,373 4.8 km

W South Lawndale Illinois 73,826 5.2 km

NW West Town Illinois 86,429 5.3 km

Air access

nearby

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

Large airport

11.1 km

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Large airport

25.5 km

LOT

Lewis University Airport

Small airport

45.9 km

Universities

linked

Chicago School of Professional Psychology

csopp.edu

Chicago State University

csu.edu

City Colleges of Chicago

ccc.edu

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Chicago

chefs.edu

Northwestern College-Chicago Campus

northwesterncollege.edu

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Chicago?: 2,664,452 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chicago in?: America/Chicago.
Which country is Chicago in?: United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4887398

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4887398,
    "name": "Chicago",
    "ascii_name": "Chicago",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 2664452,
    "elevation": 179,
    "timezone_id": "America/Chicago",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 41.85003,
    "longitude": -87.65005
  }
}