Elmhurst, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1997. It stands in York Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60126. The Survey maps it on the Elmhurst quadrangle. 45,786 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 689 feet above sea level.
On record in Elmhurst
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Emery, Jr., William H., Houselisted 2004
Hauptgebaudelisted 1976
Frank B. Henderson Houselisted 2002
John L. Pentecost Houselisted 2003
Robinwoodlisted 2004
William and Jennette Sloane Houselisted 2016
Population over time
2 figuresElmhurst grew from 44,121 to 45,786 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44,121 | |
| 2020 | 45,786 | +1,665 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1928 USGS Elmhurst quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Elmhurst quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Elmhurst quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Elmhurst quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Elmhurst quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,155 words on this townshipHistory Of Dupage County (1857), published 1857 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on York Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on York Township - 2,155 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Elmhurst in 2005, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Elmhurst: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Lombard Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| A C O'Laughlin Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bellwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elmhurst Portable Plant #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elmhurst Underground No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Melrose Park City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Northlake City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Chester City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elmhurst in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 5 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | 3 hurt, $100,000 | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. A woman was seriously injured when a tree fell on her car on Prairie Avenue. Another tree fell on car, injuring the driver at York Street and St. Charles Road. A tree was blown down onto a city vehicle on Fairview, where the driver was injured. Two other people were injured when they entered their flooded basements. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | 1 hurt | One hundred trees were blown down or damaged. A man was injured by a falling tree limb. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | $25,000 | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Elmhurst. Several trees were blown down onto cars causing damage, including a large tree that fell onto a car on Poplar Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Elmhurst | $2,000 | Flooding was reported in numerous areas in Elmhurst. Multiple roads were flooded near North Avenue and Interstate 294. Two to three feet of water was reported on streets near the intersection of North Avenue and North York Street. An underpass on Robert Palmer Drive was flooded near 1st Street. Water entered a nearby apartment building and parking garage. Basement flooding was also reported. A personal weather station reported 2.28 inches of rain in one hour on the southeast side of Elmhurst and another personal weather station reported 2.10 inches of rain in one hour on the northeast side of Elmhurst. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Elmhurst | $2,000 | Lightning struck a utility pole on Church Street. Wires and a ceramic insulator fell off the pole and onto a car, smashing both the front and back windows. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Elmhurst | - | Standing water 12 to 18 inches deep was reported on multiple side streets and intersections in and around the South Sunnyside Avenue and Olive Street area. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Elmhurst | - | Several feet of water was reported covering North Avenue near Interstate 290. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | Several tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter were snapped off of trees. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Elmhurst | - | York Street was closed due to flooding near 3rd Street. North Avenue was closed due to flooding between York Street and Interstate 290. The Interstate 290 interchange ramp was closed due to flooding at North Avenue. |
| July 2022 | Flood | Elmhurst | - | An underpass was flooded and impassible in Elmhurst. Measured rainfall of 2.47 inches was reported in one hour between 4:15 am and 5:15 am CST. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | Half of a tree was blown down onto a road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | A photo shared on social media showed large tree limbs blown down west of Elmhurst University. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Elmhurst | - | Ramp flooding was reported at the interchange of Interstate 290 and North Avenue. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Elmhurst. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | A one foot diameter tree was blown down. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Elmhurst | - | A flooded underpass in downtown Elmhurst was blocked off by police. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Elmhurst | - | Two flood prone viaducts were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | Large trees were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated to 80 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | Winds were estimated to 65 mph and blew down trees on portions of York Street and Prospect Avenue. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Elmhurst | - | Nickel size hail was reported at Grand and York Avenue. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Elmhurst | - | Reported at Interstate 290 and Route 83. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Elmhurst | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elmhurst | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| Yorkfield | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Churchville | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| South Addison | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Villa Park | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Mammoth Springs | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Addison | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Oakbrook Terrace | 3.6 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Elmhurst | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q579542 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 421782. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











