Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:34 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:06 am – 4:40 pm
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People2,608 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.31,065 householdsMedian household income $74,245Median home value $175,100Median rent $778 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,035 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 1,126 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 37 minutes76% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon Springs Agric Ctr station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksBelford Lakelake · 3.7 miTunnel Hill State Trailtrailhead · 3.7 miLake Thunderhawklake · 5.2 miBethlehem Baybay · 5.4 miShawnee Baybay · 6.2 miCedar Fallswaterfall · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee National Forestnational forest · within reach · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 4.8 mi · 7,712 acresTunnel Hillstate recreation area · 7.5 mi · 917 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.9 mi · 45,460 acresSahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 4,059 acresPyramid Parkpark · 9.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198750 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202345 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, 35 mi away
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription20% have cable, fibre or DSL35% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCreal Springsserves 683 people from surface water purchased3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation446 ft136 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarion Veterans Affairs Medical Center10.5 miPost officeCreal Springs Post Office1.3 miTown hallMarion City Hall9.7 miPoliceGoreville Police Department9.8 miFire stationWilliamson County Fire Protection District Station 71.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA14 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL115 miInterstateI-248.3 miUS highwayUS 453.8 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL23 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62922 ZIP area.
