Chester, IL Road Trips
Plan drives from Chester, IL with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
314.4 mi
Aurora, IL
Quickest Drive
4h 25m
York, IL
Plan Around Chester, IL
Popular Incoming Routes
Useful if Chester, IL is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.
Continue From Chester, IL
Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.
Trips from Chester, IL
Chester, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
6,830
Median Income
$74,673
Median Home Value
$107,800
Median Age
43.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Chester, IL at a Glance
Founded
1829
Elevation
676 ft
Area
6 mi²
Notable People from Chester, IL
A sampling of people born in Chester, IL.
E. C. Segar
1894–1938
American cartoonist (1894–1938)
Nora Lane
1905–1948
actress (1905-1948)
William A. Rodenberg
1865–1937
American politician (1865–1937)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Chester, IL.
Christian F. Weinrich House
house in Chester, Illinois
Frederick Weistar House
house in Chester, Illinois, United States
Old Fire Station
fire station in Chester, Illinois
City data from Wikidata (Q575518), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
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