Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:33 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:05 am – 4:39 pm
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People103 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.558 householdsMedian household income $27,955Median rent $492 a month45% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksINDIAN KITCHEN TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.2 miASHBY OPENLANDStrailhead · 3.5 miBarger Lakelake · 5.1 miREDBUD - BELL SMITH SPRINGScampground · 5.9 miBenham Hillpeak · 5.3 miDixon Springsspring · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee National Forestnational forest · 4.7 mi · 273,666 acresBig Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 331 acresGibbons Creek Barrens State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 175 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area (Reynolds Tract)state conservation land · 10.4 mi · 873 acresP and E Refuge Land and Water R.state conservation land · 10.5 miTunnel Hillstate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 917 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198749 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 1 May 201629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPope County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 30 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMillstone PWDserves 5,565 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation513 ft156 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHardin County General Hospital12.4 miPost officeEddyville Post Office2.1 miTown hallGolconda Village Hall8.7 miPoliceGolconda Police Department8.6 miFire stationRural Pope County Fire Protection District Station 21.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH31 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL132 miInterstateI-2415 miUS highwayUS 1454.3 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL40 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62928 ZIP area.
