Local servicesHospitalHillsboro Area Hospital8.5 miPost officeCoffeen Post Office2.1 miTown hallCoffeen City Hall2.1 miPoliceHillsboro Police Department9.2 miFire stationCoffeen Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV44 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL58 miInterstateI-7012 miUS highwayE US Hwy 4011 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV32 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62017 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62017 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:31 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:12 am – 4:38 pm
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People1,040 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.3479 householdsMedian household income $83,393Median home value $102,400Median rent $796 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,494 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 395 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 21%, construction 17%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 22 minutes89% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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 May12 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, 9 mi away; snow from Greenville
Nearby landmarksRocky Ford Sportsman Club North Lakelake · 1.1 miRocky Ford Lakesreservoir · under a mileCoffeen Lakelake · 2.1 miShoal Creek Watershed Impoundment Reservoirreservoir · 8.1 miBald Knobpeak · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCoffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 536 acresNature Preservestate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 87 acresChallacombe Parkpark · 9.0 miHillsboro Sports Complexrecreation area · 9.1 mi · 55 acresRamsey Lake State Recreation Areastate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 1,759 acresGateway Arch National Parknational park · 53.3 mi · 85 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198323 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202622 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, 33 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCoffeenserves 647 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation568 ft173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
