Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital4.9 miPost officeElvaston Post Office2.8 miTown hallCarthage City Hall3.7 miPoliceHancock County Sheriff's Office3.1 miFire stationCarthage Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSoutheastern Community College - Keokuk Campus10.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport BRL26 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL124 miInterstateI-17228 miUS highwayUS 1361.9 miAmtrakThomas C. Carper Station MAC28 miCoachBurlington IA (FastBrake)Greyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:34 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:24 am – 4:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 18°F40 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May23 in of snow a year, on about 13 days31 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bentley station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsJaycee Parkpark · 2.6 miJoe Grate Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.1 miPrairie State Eagle Refuge State Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 243 acresKeokuk National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.5 miGalland School Historical Sitestate historic site · 10.6 miCedar Glen State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 849 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHancock County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 364 days measured126 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Van Buren County, IA, 46 mi away
Drinking waterHamiltonserves 2,753 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation698 ft213 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
