Oakland, Illinois

About Oakland

Oakland, IL is a tiny community located in eastern Illinois with an estimated population of 720.

Oakland holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.78 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 923 residents per square mile.

📰 Oakland News Today

• Ricky Everett Linnabary II Obituary | Krabel Funeral Home & Cremation Service | Oakland, IL Tribute Archive · Aug 13
• Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ Eastern Illinois Panthers: Live game updates, stats, play-by-play Yahoo Sports · Aug 1
• Rhonda Ogden Obituary | Krabel Funeral Home & Cremation Service | Oakland, IL Tribute Archive · Aug 9
• Schedule - Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans (Kansas, IL) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 22
• Raymond Hood Obituary (1950 - 2025) - Lipan, TX - Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Legacy obituary · May 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Oakland Unique

• One of 19 places in the US named Oakland — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern 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 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oakland

• Upper Embarras Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Helen Parkes Old Tower Park reviews ★
• Howard Miller Memorial Park reviews ★
• Oakland Centennial City Park reviews ★
• Walnut Point State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Walnut Point Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Watertower Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Oakland

• Lake Crest Elem School
• Oakland High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Oakland

🏘️ Nearby Communities