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History · Lockport Heights

Half of Lockport Heights’ homes were built after 1958

Most of Lockport Heights was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958.

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lockport Heights are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lockport Heights’ homes were built before 1958.
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Lockport Heights, in brief

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Lockport Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Will County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lockport Heights had a population of 749. It is in the northern part of the county and is bordered to the west, south, and east by the city of Lockport. Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue) runs along the northwest side of the CDP, leading southwest 3 miles (5 km) to the center of Lockport and northeast 17 miles (27 km) to the western edge of Chicago. Lockport Heights was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →