Mount Prospect, Illinois

Mount Prospect, Illinois
Motto: 
Where friendliness is a way of life
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Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect
Coordinates: 42°3′56″N 87°56′10″W / 42.06556°N 87.93611°W / 42.06556; -87.93611
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
TownshipsElk Grove and Wheeling
Government
 • MayorPaul Hoefert
Area
 • Total
10.76 sq mi (27.86 km2)
 • Land10.72 sq mi (27.76 km2)
 • Water0.039 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
56,852
 • Estimate 
(2024)
55,460
 • Density5,303.8/sq mi (2,047.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60056–60059
Area code(s)847, 224
FIPS code17-51089
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Websitewww.mountprospect.org

Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 56,852.