Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:24 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:24 am – 4:31 pm
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People1,067 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.2477 householdsMedian household income $69,329Median home value $103,80090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,080 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.2% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 642 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 15%, retail 13%Average commute 30 minutes84% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 11°F40 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June33 in of snow a year, on about 17 days19 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Carroll station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksTimber Lakelake · 6.1 miLake Carltonlake · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMillwheel Parkpark · 5.8 miUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.1 mi · 1,208 acresSabula Accessstate recreation area · 15.6 miCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 2,008 acresGreen Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 25.5 mi · 70 acresLowden State Parkstate park · 28.7 mi · 204 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 15 Sep 197235 mi away, near Amboy, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 2 Sep 199929 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCarroll County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025325 of 341 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jo Daviess County, IL, 32 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterChadwickserves 523 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation789 ft240 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMorrison Community Hospital12.0 miPost officeChadwick Post Office2.7 miTown hallChadwick Village Hall2.7 miPoliceChadwick Police Department2.7 miFire stationChadwick Fire Protection District2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMorrison Institute of Technology13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD43 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD102 miInterstateI-8815 miUS highwayUS 529.0 miAmtrakPrinceton, IL PCT46 miCoachDixon Reagan Transit CenterGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61014 ZIP area.
