Zion

Zion is a city in , United States. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,655.
Photo: Gidonb, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 24,700 residents
  • Description: city in Lake County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “City of Zion”, “Zion City”, “Zion, IL”, and “Zion, Illinois”
  • Postal code: 60099

Places of Interest

Highlights: New Tech High at Zion-Benton East and Zion station.

School building
Zion-Benton East, or New Tech, is a public high school in Zion, Illinois, a suburb of .

Railway station
Photo: Gidonb, CC BY 3.0.
Zion is a small commuter railroad station on 's…

Nature reserve
Photo: Wrongdave, Public domain.
The is a state park… is situated 2 miles southeast of Zion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Logan and Winthrop Harbor.

Locality
, Illinois was an Illinois National Guard… is situated 1½ miles northeast of Zion.

Town
is a village in , United States. is situated 2 miles north of Zion.

Town
is a village in and Waukegan townships of , United States. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Zion.

Zion

Latitude
42.45012° or 42° 27′ 0″ north
Longitude
-87.83378° or 87° 50′ 2″ west
Population
24,700
Elevation
650 feet (198 metres)
Named after
UN/LOCODE
US ZIO
Open location code
86JJF528+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Zion” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “زيون”
  • Basque: “Zion”
  • Catalan: “Zion”
  • Cebuano: “Zion”
  • Chechen: “Зайон”
  • Chinese: “宰恩”
  • Chinese: “錫安”
  • Croatian: “Zion”
  • Dagbani: “Zion”
  • Danish: “Zion”
  • Dutch: “Zion”
  • Esperanto: “Ciono”
  • French: “Zion”
  • German: “Zion”
  • Gilaki: “زیون (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “زیون”
  • Haitian: “Zion, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Zion”
  • Hebrew: “זאיון”
  • Ido: “Zion, Illinois”
  • Ido: “Zion”
  • Irish: “Zion”
  • Italian: “Zion”
  • Japanese: “ザイオン”
  • Korean: “자이언”
  • Ladin: “Zion”
  • Mazanderani: “زیون (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “زیون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Zion”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zion”
  • Norwegian: “Zion”
  • Persian: “زیون، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “زیون”
  • Polish: “Zion”
  • Portuguese: “Zion”
  • Russian: “Зайон”
  • Russian: “Сион”
  • Serbian: “Зајон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zion, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zion”
  • South Azerbaijani: “زیون، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “Zion”
  • Swedish: “Zion, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Zion”
  • Tatar: “Зайон”
  • Turkish: “Zion, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Zion”
  • Ukrainian: “Зайон”
  • Urdu: “زائن، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “زائن”
  • Uzbek: “Zion”
  • Vietnamese: “Zion, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Zion”
  • Volapük: “Zion”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Zion, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Zion”
  • Welsh: “Zion, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Zion”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Harbor Ridge and North Shore Acres.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Christ Community Church and Zion Leisure Center.

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