Local servicesHospitalSSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Mount Vernon7.5 miPost officeBonnie Post Office1.4 miTown hallBonnie Village Hall1.4 miPoliceMount Vernon Police Department8.4 miFire stationJefferson Fire Protection District Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRend Lake College4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA31 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL87 miInterstateI-571.1 miUS highwayUS 5117 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN21 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound8.8 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 62816 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:32 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:08 am – 4:39 pm
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People1,156 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.9537 householdsMedian household income $55,337Median home value $86,300Median rent $903 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,192 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 502 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 15%, retail 13%Average commute 26 minutes89% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days43 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton 2 N station, 11 mi away; rain from Waltonville
Nearby landmarksRend Lake Collegecollege · 4.0 miRend Lakelake · 5.9 miWaltonville Lakelake · 6.6 miMine Number 21 Reservoirreservoir · 5.9 miRaw Water Reservoirreservoir · 6.7 miArchway RV Parkcampground · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 717 acresLincoln Parkrecreation area · 7.1 miGolf Courserecreation area · 7.6 mi · 172 acresTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 2,754 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 35.2 mi · 273,666 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 39.2 mi · 1,243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 29 Jun 198442 mi away, near Harrisburg, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202310 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025245 of 361 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, IL, 22 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBonnieserves 437 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation409 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
