Server locations
Minecraft server hosting in Chicago
Chicago (Illinois, United States) is about 431 km from Enzonic's US East region in Kentucky, United States. Over a normal home connection that is an estimated 15 ms, low enough for smooth Java and Bedrock play. Here is what hosting from Chicago looks like.
Nearest region and estimated ping
Great-circle distance from Chicago to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.
| Region | Distance | Estimated ping | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| US EastKentucky, United StatesNearest | 431 km | ~15 ms | Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans |
| LondonLondon, United Kingdom | 6,356 km | ~105 ms | Free bots and apps · Paid plans |
| SpainCanary Islands, Spain | 6,452 km | ~105 ms | Free Minecraft · Paid plans |
| FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany | 6,968 km | ~115 ms | Free bots and apps · Paid plans |
| BengaluruBengaluru, India | 13,734 km | ~220 ms | Paid plans |
| SingaporeSingapore | 15,074 km | ~240 ms | Free bots and apps · Paid plans |
Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.
Free Minecraft servers run in the United States and Spain. From Chicago the closer of the two is US East, an estimated 15 ms.
Local details for Chicago
- Language
- The panel and this site are available in English; support answers in English and Spanish.
- Currency
- Plans are priced and charged in US dollars, so there is nothing to convert.
- Local time
- Chicago is on America/Chicago (UTC-06). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
- Payment methods
- Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in United States. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.
- Population
- About 2,650,000 people live in Chicago (GeoNames). Nearby cities with their own pages are listed below.
Plans with prices in US Dollar
Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate US Dollar figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.
| Plan | RAM | Per month (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card. | 3.5 GB | $0.00 |
| Dirt | 512 MB | $0.99$0.69 first month |
| Wood | 4 GB | $3.79$2.65 first month |
| Stone | 6 GB | $5.49$3.84 first month |
| Iron | 8 GB | $6.99$4.89 first month |
| Gold | 10 GB | $8.99$6.29 first month |
| Diamond | 12 GB | $10.69$7.48 first month |
| Obsidian | 16 GB | $13.99$9.79 first month |
| Obsidian Pro | 16 GB | $16.99$11.89 first month |
Java or Bedrock from Chicago?
Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.
Nearby cities
Other cities with their own page, nearest first.
- Aurora56 km away
- Milwaukee134 km away
- Madison198 km away
- Grand Rapids204 km away
- Fort Wayne225 km away
- Indianapolis263 km away
- Toledo340 km away
- Detroit384 km away
Cities in Illinois
Other servers from United States
Nearby countries
Questions from Chicago
Start a server for Chicago
Free in about a minute, no card. Pick US East as the region and invite your friends.
Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.