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Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,206 at the 2010 census.〔 The ZIP code is 60633. Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code, and is often mistakenly considered part of Chicago. It is, however, an independent municipality lying just south of the Chicago city limits. Burnham was named for Telford Burnham who drew its plat; not, as is widely assumed, by Chicago city planner and architect Daniel Burnham. There are two sections of Burnham. The westernmost section surrounds Torrence Avenue, a north-south street. Torrence Avenue leaves this part of Burnham via a bridge, with Chicago on the other side. The eastern section surrounds Burnham Avenue, another north-south street. This section of Burnham ends at Brainard Avenue, where the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago lies on the other side. Upon entering Chicago, Burnham Avenue becomes Avenue O. Burnham is bordered by Chicago to the north, Calumet City to the south and west, and Hammond, Indiana, to the east. ==Geography== Burnham is located at (41.635535, -87.551284). According to the 2010 census, Burnham has a total area of , of which (or 95.6%) is land and (or 4.4%) is water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burnham, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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