Local servicesHospitalHSHS Saint Marys Hospital13.7 miPost officeBlue Mound Post Office2.0 miTown hallBlue Mound Village Hall2.0 miPoliceStonington Police Department6.0 miFire stationBlue Mound Community Rural Fire Protection District2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDecatur Airport DEC17 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL94 miInterstateI-727.6 miUS highwayUS 367.6 miAmtrakSpringfield, IL SPI27 miCoachSpringfield Smtd Transfer CenterFlixBus27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62513 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:28 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:14 am – 4:35 pm
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People1,377 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.6619 householdsMedian household income $78,813Median home value $125,900Median rent $871 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,573 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 681 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, construction 17%, public administration 9%Average commute 32 minutes77% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Arabic 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 20°F40 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 10 days26 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur Wtp station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsLincoln Trail Homestead State Memorialstate recreation area · 6.0 mi · 71 acresCalamus Lake State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 118 acresMacon County Memorial Parkpark · 9.8 miSpitler Woodsstate park · 15.6 miSangchris Lake State Resource Areastate recreation area · 17.2 mi · 3,071 acresEdward R. Madigan State Parkstate park · 29.3 mi · 970 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202624 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202624 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMacon County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025237 of 365 days measured125 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Macon County monitors, IL
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBlue Moundserves 1,300 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique15 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation611 ft186 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
