Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Paducah7.5 miPost officeBrookport Post Office5.5 miTown hallPaducah City Hall5.9 miPoliceBrookport Police Department5.5 miFire stationRural Pope County Fire Protection District Station 35.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Kentucky Community and Technical College10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH15 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA125 miInterstateI-248.2 miUS highwayS US Hwy 455.3 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL54 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62910 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62910 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:34 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:04 am – 4:40 pm
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People2,120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.2763 householdsMedian household income $59,861Median home value $90,600Median rent $813 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $929 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,024 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 20%, transport, warehousing and utilities 16%Average commute 24 minutes93% drive alone, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month April4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days38 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Smithland L&d station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCretaceous Hills State Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 511 acresRaymond Shultz Riverfront Parkpark · 5.4 miOhio River Boat Launchrecreation area · 5.5 miFort Massac State Parkstate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 1,389 acresOhio River Islands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 1,265 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Bissell Bluff SNP)state conservation land · 10.6 mi · 563 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198737 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 201948 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMassac County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 12 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL42% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBrookportserves 730 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation394 ft120 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
