Local servicesHospitalSparta Community Hospital9.4 miPost officeCutler Post Office2.0 miTown hallPercy City Hall4.7 miPolicePercy Police Department4.7 miFire stationCutler Community Fire Protection District1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA36 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL66 miInterstateI-6425 miUS highwayUS 5117 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN17 miCoachCarbondaleExecutive Transportation29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62238 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62238 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:35 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:10 am – 4:42 pm
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People618 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.9206 householdsMedian household income $72,188Median home value $88,200Median rent $1,042 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,888 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 340 employedMain industries: retail 19%, manufacturing 17%, education and health care 14%Average commute 32 minutes92% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days35 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sparta 1 W station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast C Streamline Lakelake · 1.1 miSixmile Prairielake · 1.1 miPinckneyville Reservoirreservoir · 8.4 miTater Hillpeak · 8.6 miSugar Hillpeak · 9.2 miOld City Reservoirreservoir · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinckneyville City Parkpark · 7.9 mi · 68 acresSteelville Sportsmen's Clubnature preserve · 8.0 miKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 12.4 mi · 1,243 acresPiney Creek Ravine State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 193 acresSwayne Hollow State Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 81 acresMarissa Recreational Areastate recreation area · 15.5 mi · 150 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198350 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202327 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPerry County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randolph County, IL, 15 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCutlerserves 463 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation460 ft140 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
