Living in Northfield, Illinois
A Cook County village about 19 miles north of downtown Chicago, on the North Shore.
01 — The 60-Second Overview
Northfield 60063 and 60093, in sixty seconds.
Four chapters, about fifteen seconds each, on the village as the record describes it, what is here today, where those ZIPs sit, and what to confirm on a specific home.
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Origin
Northfield is a village in Northfield Township, Cook County, about 19 miles north of downtown Chicago. It is part of the North Shore, and the motto on the village record is “The comfortable corner of the North Shore.”
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Today
New Trier High School’s freshman campus is in the village, with Middlefork and Sunset Ridge. A small area is served by Avoca District 37. Pace bus service connects the village with the wider region.
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Market
ZIPs 60063 and 60093 are the codes listed for the village. Northfield is in Cook County, about 19 miles north of downtown Chicago, on the North Shore.
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What to Check
The freshman campus of New Trier High School, Middlefork, and Sunset Ridge are the schools named for the village, and a small area is served by Avoca District 37. A Blue Fence Northfield Private Client agent confirms the items for a specific home.
Northfield at a Glance
The comfortable corner of the North Shore.
Northfield is a village in Northfield Township, Cook County, Illinois, about 19 miles north of downtown Chicago. It is part of the North Shore. The village motto is “The comfortable corner of the North Shore.” The 2020 census counted 5,751 residents. Gazetteer files put the area at 3.23 square miles, all land. ZIP codes are 60063 and 60093.
A residential village
Northfield is a residential North Shore community in New Trier and Northfield Townships. The 2020 census counted 2,420 housing units. Pace bus routes connect the village with the region.
Schools
Northfield is home to New Trier High School’s freshman campus. Middlefork School serves kindergarten through 3rd grade, and Sunset Ridge School serves 4th through 8th grade. A small area east of the former Chicago and North Western tracks is served by Avoca School District 37. Buyers verify current attendance boundaries with the district.
Day to day
The village sits about 19 miles north of downtown Chicago. Area codes are 847 and 224. The motto fits the scale: a small Cook County village on the North Shore.