Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital5.7 miPost officeFerris Post Office2.3 miTown hallCarthage City Hall5.3 miPoliceHancock County Sheriff's Office5.0 miFire stationCarthage Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSoutheastern Community College - Keokuk Campus14.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport BRL20 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL127 miInterstateI-17234 miUS highwayUS 1365.0 miAmtrakThomas C. Carper Station MAC25 miCoachBurlington IA (FastBrake)Greyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62318 ZIP area.
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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, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarthage Lakelake · 4.4 miThomas Lakelake · 3.2 miSouth Branch La Moine Riverriver · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJoe Grate Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.7 miJaycee Parkpark · 4.8 miMax and Edward Rose State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 9.6 miStony Hills Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 186 acresCecil White Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.7 miNauvoo State Parkstate park · 13.3 mi · 146 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, 47 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
Elevation675 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
