Antioch, Illinois

Antioch, Illinois
Antioch Metra station
Official seal of Antioch, Illinois
Nickname: 
"Gateway to the Chain O'Lakes"[1]
Motto: 
"Authentic by Nature"
Location of Antioch in Lake County, Illinois.
Location of Antioch in Lake County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 42°28′45″N 88°5′27″W / 42.47917°N 88.09083°W / 42.47917; -88.09083
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLake
TownshipAntioch
Settled1830s
Government
 • MayorScott J. Gartner[2]
Area
 • Total8.63 sq mi (22.35 km2)
 • Land8.24 sq mi (21.34 km2)
 • Water0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,622
 • Density1,774.30/sq mi (685.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
60002
Area code847
FIPS code17-01595
Per capita income:$36,353 (2014)[4]
Home value:$218,800 (2014)[4]
Websitewww.antioch.il.gov

Antioch is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,622.[5] The village is nestled into the Chain O'Lakes waterway system and borders the state of Wisconsin. Part of the Chicago metropolitan area, Antioch is located approximately halfway between the major cities of Chicago (60 miles south) and Milwaukee (50 miles north).

  1. ^ "Village of Antioch". visitlakecounty.org. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Zawislak, Mick (April 7, 2021). "'This town was ready for change': Gartner ends Hanson's 12-year tenure as Antioch mayor". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Living in Antioch".
  5. ^ "Antioch village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.