Local servicesHospitalHamilton Memorial Hospital6.4 miPost officeBroughton Post Office5.0 miTown hallMcLeansboro City Hall6.7 miPoliceMcLeansboro Police Department6.7 miFire stationMcLeansboro Fire Department6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA34 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL114 miInterstateI-6419 miUS highwayUS 458.4 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN41 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 62829 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:31 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:06 am – 4:37 pm
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People22 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.213 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April13 in of snow a year, on about 9 days43 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mcleansboro station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBunker Hillpeak · 5.1 miL P Dolan Lakelake · 6.2 miLake McLeansborolake · 6.6 miRadio Hillpeak · 8.0 miCity Reservoirreservoir · 9.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 1,669 acresTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 3,186 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 27.8 mi · 273,666 acresHarmonie State Parkstate park · 28.4 mi · 2,912 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 36.6 mi · 7,712 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 56.6 mi · 1,243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200845 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHamilton County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, Hamilton County monitors, IL
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHamilton County Water Districtserves 3,958 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation440 ft134 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
