Local servicesHospitalPerry Memorial Hospital5.7 miPost officeDover Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPrinceton City Hall5.5 miPolicePrinceton Police Department4.4 miFire stationMalden Fire Protection District1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD55 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD86 miInterstateI-802.5 miUS highwayUS 34under a mileAmtrakPrinceton, IL PCT5.1 miCoachOglesby Mcdonald'SGreyhound19 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 61323 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:24 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:20 am – 4:31 pm
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People119 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.166 householdsMedian household income $44,688Median home value $108,700Median rent $813 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,719 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F40 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month May29 in of snow a year, on about 17 days19 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Princeton station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBeaver Glenn Lakelake · 3.9 miLake Arispielake · 9.1 miBolton Lakesreservoir · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity County Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 55 acresMyers Parkpark · 3.9 miLake DePue State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 2,231 acresDonnelley State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 561 acresPutnam County Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 222 acresMaytown State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 154 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200426 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202438 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBureau County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025214 of 357 days measured139 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Peoria County, IL, 49 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDoverserves 200 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
Elevation745 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
