ZIP 60037 is served primarily by Lake County, IL — including Waukegan. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Lake County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Moderate.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 1,194 | 22.0% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 1,130 | 20.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 473 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 350 | 6.4% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 264 | 4.9% |
50 cities sit in Lake County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waukegan | 89,435 | 465 | 69 | B+ |
| 2 | Buffalo Grove | 42,934 | 306 | 67 | B+ |
| 3 | Mundelein | 31,583 | 329 | 75 | B |
| 4 | North Chicago | 30,890 | 163 | 66 | A- |
| 5 | Gurnee | 30,629 | 239 | 40 | B |
| 6 | Highland Park | 30,209 | 269 | 40 | B+ |
| 7 | Round Lake Beach | 27,229 | 102 | 27 | B+ |
| 8 | Vernon Hills | 26,750 | 205 | 36 | B+ |
| 9 | Zion | 24,570 | 256 | 69 | B- |
| 10 | Grayslake | 20,801 | 176 | 38 | B |
| 11 | Libertyville | 20,555 | 209 | 25 | B- |
| 12 | Lake Zurich | 19,749 | 164 | 28 | B |
| 13 | Lake Forest | 19,436 | 202 | 10 | B+ |
| 14 | Deerfield | 19,173 | 118 | 20 | A- |
| 15 | Round Lake | 18,677 | 164 | 75 | B |
| 16 | Antioch | 14,714 | 225 | 62 | C |
| 17 | Lindenhurst | 14,403 | 56 | 9 | A |
| 18 | Wauconda | 14,040 | 140 | 16 | B+ |
| 19 | Beach Park | 13,995 | 131 | 50 | A- |
| 20 | Gages Lake | 10,897 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 21 | Fox Lake | 10,798 | 157 | 28 | B |
| 22 | Hawthorn Woods | 9,111 | 43 | 11 | B+ |
| 23 | Lake Villa | 8,701 | 143 | 34 | B |
| 24 | Long Grove | 8,279 | 88 | 21 | B+ |
| 25 | Lincolnshire | 7,907 | 76 | 16 | B+ |
| 26 | Round Lake Park | 7,778 | 29 | 10 | A |
| 27 | Park City | 7,702 | 42 | 6 | A |
| 28 | Winthrop Harbor | 6,693 | 76 | 24 | B+ |
| 29 | Volo | 6,368 | 50 | 12 | A |
| 30 | Lake Bluff | 5,919 | 73 | 3 | B |
| 31 | Grandwood Park | 5,391 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 32 | Lake Barrington | 5,377 | 21 | 1 | A |
| 33 | Highwood | 5,227 | 29 | 0 | A- |
| 34 | Kildeer | 4,133 | 72 | 40 | B |
| 35 | Green Oaks | 4,096 | 21 | 0 | A- |
| 36 | Riverwoods | 4,007 | 42 | 2 | B+ |
| 37 | Deer Park | 3,694 | 29 | 0 | A- |
| 38 | Hainesville | 3,547 | 10 | 3 | A |
| 39 | Wadsworth | 3,448 | 74 | 18 | C+ |
| 40 | North Barrington | 3,119 | 32 | 5 | B+ |
| 41 | Long Lake | 2,939 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 42 | Venetian Village | 2,723 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 43 | Round Lake Heights | 2,687 | 13 | 9 | A |
| 44 | Fox Lake Hills | 2,398 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 45 | Channel Lake | 1,784 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 46 | Knollwood | 1,763 | 1 | 0 | A- |
| 47 | Port Barrington | 1,557 | 3 | 0 | A+ |
| 48 | Forest Lake | 1,344 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 49 | Lake Catherine | 1,311 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 50 | Tower Lakes | 1,282 | 1 | 0 | B+ |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Lake County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.