Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:34 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:08 am – 4:41 pm
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People384 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.1215 householdsMedian household income $31,875Median home value $106,700Median rent $750 a month47% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,318 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 184 employedMain industries: manufacturing 19%, finance, insurance and real estate 15%, construction 13%Average commute 20 minutes83% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month April11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days38 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carbondale Sewage Plt station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsCambria City Parkpark · under a mileCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.9 mi · 45,487 acresCannon Parkpark · 2.0 miPyles Fork Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 135 acresOakland Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.3 miBrush Hill Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 5 Feb 199429 mi away, near Dongola, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202331 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWilliamson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very 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, 38 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCambriaserves 1,727 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation416 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSIH Herrin Hospital5.4 miPost officeCambria Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCambria Village Hallunder a milePoliceCambria Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCambria Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighCarterville High School1.9 miCollegeJohn A Logan College3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA6.2 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL95 miInterstateI-579.5 miUS highwayUS 516.3 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL6.6 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus6.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62915 ZIP area.
