Bolingbrook, Illinois

Bolingbrook, Illinois
Downtown Bolingbrook at The Promenade
Downtown Bolingbrook at The Promenade
Nickname: 
The Brook [1]
Motto: 
A place to grow [2]
Location of Bolingbrook in Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois.
Location of Bolingbrook in Will and DuPage Counties, Illinois.
Bolingbrook is located in Chicago metropolitan area
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook is located in Illinois
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook is located in the United States
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook
Coordinates: 41°41′55″N 88°5′19″W / 41.69861°N 88.08861°W / 41.69861; -88.08861
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWill, DuPage
TownshipDuPage, Wheatland, Plainfield, Lisle, Downers Grove
IncorporatedOctober 6, 1965[3]
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorMary Alexander-Basta
Area
 • Total25.12 sq mi (65.07 km2)
 • Land24.92 sq mi (64.54 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)  0.87%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total73,922
 • Density2,966.73/sq mi (1,145.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
60439, 60440, and 60490
Area code(s)630/331 and 815/779
Geocode17-07133
FIPS code17-07133
Websitewww.bolingbrook.com

Bolingbrook is a village in Will and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago on I-55 and Historic Route 66 (Frontage Road). The village was a new town built on the Gateway Wetlands west of the Des Plaines River in the 1960s. Bolingbrook experienced rapid growth in the 1980s and 1990s, eventually becoming Will county's second-largest town after Joliet. Per the 2020 census, the population was 73,922.[5] As of 2010, it is the 17th largest incorporated place in Illinois and the state's second-largest village.

  1. ^ "Porters, Pfeiffer bomb the Brook 42-14".
  2. ^ "Executive Department".
  3. ^ White, Jesse. "Illinois Counties & Incorporated Municipalities" (PDF). Cyber Drive Illinois. State of Illinois. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bolingbrook village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

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