Local servicesHospitalSIH Herrin Hospital3.1 miPost officeColp Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCambria Village Hall2.2 miPoliceCambria Police Department2.2 miFire stationCambria Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHerrin Elementary School1.4 miCollegeJohn A Logan College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA4.9 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL96 miInterstateI-577.7 miUS highwayUS 518.2 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL8.9 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62921 ZIP area.
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 – 4:40 pm
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People200 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.7100 householdsMedian household income $36,250Median home value $75,00076% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,433 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.4 mi · 45,487 acresCambria City Parkpark · 2.3 miCannon Parkpark · 2.4 miPyles Fork Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 135 acresOakland Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.6 miBrush Hill Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.7 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 199430 mi away, near Dongola, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202330 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterColpserves 506 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation409 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
