Local servicesHospitalUnion County Hospital11.7 miPost officeBuncombe Post Office3.1 miTown hallGoreville Village Hall6.4 miPoliceGoreville Police Department6.3 miFire stationBuncombe Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA19 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL114 miInterstateI-574.2 miUS highwayUS 458.1 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL20 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus20 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 62912 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:35 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:07 am – 4:41 pm
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People1,534 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.7530 householdsMedian household income $65,625Median home value $103,500Median rent $775 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,391 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 536 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%, retail 10%Average commute 25 minutes89% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F51 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month May10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days43 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anna 2 Nne station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsShawnee National Forestnational forest · within reach · 273,666 acresCypress Pond State Natural Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 1,056 acresFerne Clyffe State Parkstate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 2,572 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 7.3 mi · 7,712 acresDeer Pond State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 251 acresCache River State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 11,939 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199039 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 May 201742 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJohnson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateStrong wind 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, 34 mi away
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription11% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone41% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLick Creek PWDserves 2,365 people from surface water purchased5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: carbon, total, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation497 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
