Local servicesHospitalHillsboro Area Hospital5.4 miPost officeButler Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHillsboro City Hall4.7 miPoliceMontgomery County Sheriff's Office4.4 miFire stationHillsboro Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI44 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL55 miInterstateI-555.4 miUS highwayUS 5124 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62015 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62015 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:32 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:14 am – 4:38 pm
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People465 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.3237 householdsMedian household income $63,097Median home value $101,100Median rent $955 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,399 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 274 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, retail 22%, education and health care 15%Average commute 30 minutes96% drive alone, 4% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 0% 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 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 7 days42 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hillsboro station, 5 mi away; snow from Mt Olive 1 E
Nearby landmarksLake Lou Yaegerlake · 3.2 miCress Hillpeak · 2.9 miShoal Creek Watershed Impoundment Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miLake Glenn Shoalslake · 4.2 miHuber Hillpeak · 3.4 miBig Four Reservoir (historical)reservoir · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Hillsboro Parkpark · 4.1 miHillsboro Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.5 mi · 55 acresCoffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 536 acresGillespie Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 74 acresBeaver Dam State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 699 acresGateway Arch National Parknational park · 53.1 mi · 85 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198331 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202620 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontgomery County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 364 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macoupin County, IL, 21 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterButlerserves 253 people from surface water purchased4 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation632 ft193 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
