Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:35 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:07 am – 4:41 pm
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People4,135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.31,841 householdsMedian household income $84,223Median home value $207,800Median rent $927 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,305 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 2,182 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, retail 17%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 20 minutes77% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 8%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% 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, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 45,460 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 6.0 mi · 273,666 acresGiant City State Parkstate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 2,134 acresBrush Hill Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.4 miPyles Fork Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 135 acresCannon Parkpark · 6.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199045 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202339 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 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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
Elevation413 ft126 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital of Carbondale7.0 miPost officeCarbondale Post Office5.8 miTown hallCrainville Village Hall5.8 miPoliceCrainville Police Department5.8 miFire stationMakanda Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 23.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJohn A Logan College5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA7.5 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL101 miInterstateI-577.7 miUS highwayUS 516.0 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL6.7 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus6.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62902 ZIP area.
