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Prospect Heights

City population
16,386
#2,870
in United States
#161
in Illinois
#29,489
worldwide
WashingtonProspect Heights
42.095, -87.938 · 987 km from Washington
City population
16,386
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#2,870
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#29,489
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights is a city in Illinois, United States with a population of 16,386. It is the 2,870th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 29,489th largest worldwide. It lies 987 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#2,870of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in Illinois
#161of 167
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#161of 167
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
204 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
42.095, -87.938
Record updated
2017-05-23
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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