Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:36 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:14 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F41 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days46 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cahokia St Louis Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Cahokia
Nearby landmarksEast Saint Louis Community Collegecollege · 1.5 miSaint Louis Community College - Central Officecollege · 2.8 miGateway Arch and Visitor Centorvisitor center · 2.5 miOld Courthousevisitor center · 2.7 miLily Lakelake · 5.8 miWhispering Willow Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway Arch National Parknational park · 2.3 mi · 85 acresChucalo Moundstate historic site · 1.5 miFrank Holten State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 1,047 acresCahokia Mounds State Historical Sitestate park · 3.3 mi · 2,016 acresHorshoe Lake State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 3,339 acresJackie Joyner Kersee Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 135 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198332 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Dec 200335 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSt. Clair County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured149 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Saint Clair County monitors, IL
Drinking waterIl American-east St Louisserves 131,368 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation408 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGateway Regional Medical Center4.5 miPost officeNational Stock Yards Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Saint Louis City Hall1.3 miPoliceEast Saint Louis Police Department1.3 miFire stationEast Saint Louis Fire Department - Engine Company 422under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryGordon Bush Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolJames Williams Learning Centerunder a mileSchoolVincent Gray Academyunder a mileCollegeEast Saint Louis Community College1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL15 miInterstateI-55under a mileUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakAlton, IL ALN20 miRailEMERSON PARK METROLINK STATIONMetro St. Louisunder a mileCoachSt Louis Bus StationFlixBus3.5 miTransit63 stops within a mileMetro St. Louis, Madison County Transit (MCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62202 ZIP area.
