Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:35 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:08 am – 4:41 pm
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People22,946 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.29,910 householdsMedian household income $35,089Median home value $146,600Median rent $754 a month30% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,490 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 9,572 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, retail 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 17 minutes66% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Spanish 3%, Arabic 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsPyles Fork Nature Preservestate conservation land · under a mile · 135 acresOakland Nature Preservestate conservation land · under a mileAttucks Parkpark · under a mileCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.8 mi · 45,487 acresOakland Fieldpark · 1.4 miBrush Hill Nature Preservestate conservation land · 1.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199046 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202335 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randolph County, IL, 40 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCarbondaleserves 22,107 people from surface water3 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
Elevation394 ft120 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital of Carbondale1.1 miPost officeCarbondale Post Office1.3 miTown hallCarbondale City Hall1.1 miPoliceCarbondale Police Department1.3 miFire stationCarbondale Fire Department Station 11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryThomas Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighCarbondale Community High School1.6 miElementaryLewis Elementary School1.7 miCollegeSouthern Illinois University Carbondale1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA11 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL94 miInterstateI-5714 miUS highwayUS 51under a mileAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL1.2 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus1.2 miTransit2 stops within a mileJAX Mass TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62901 ZIP area.
