Port Barrington, Illinois

About Port Barrington

Port Barrington is a small town in northeastern Illinois with an estimated population of 1,579.

Port Barrington holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.16 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,361 residents per square mile.

📰 Port Barrington News Today

• Port Barrington Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Some Port Barrington residents must travel by boat amid Fox River flooding after severe Chicago-area weather abc7chicago.com · Apr 21
• Fox River flooding impacting Port Barrington: 'We might get to 2017' FOX 32 Chicago · Apr 21
• Flooding in Port Barrington prompts well water warnings wgntv.com · Apr 22
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Port Barrington, Illinois The Weather Channel · Feb 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Port Barrington Unique

• The only place in America named Port Barrington — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Port Barrington

• Fox River Forest Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hickory Grove Riverfront · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lyons Prairie and Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hickory Grove Highlands reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Port Barrington

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