Local servicesHospitalKatherine Shaw Bethea Hospital6.2 miPost officeNachusa Post Office4.5 miTown hallAmboy City Hall5.8 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Office3.9 miFire stationDixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 2 Nachusa4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSauk Valley Community College10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD34 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD79 miInterstateI-884.3 miUS highwayUS 524.0 miAmtrakMendota, IL MDT22 miCoachDixon Reagan Transit CenterGreyhound4.0 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 61324 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:23 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:21 am – 4:30 pm
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People112 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.946 householdsMedian home value $141,70070% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 14°F41 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 17 days11 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon 1w station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsVan Arnam's Island & Willow Parkpark · 6.1 mi · 64 acresPage Parkpark · 6.6 miGreen River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 2,529 acresMaytown State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 154 acresCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 2,008 acresLowden-Miller State Foreststate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 2,347 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200434 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202437 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025244 of 355 days measured105 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 169main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Winnebago County, IL, 41 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDixonserves 15,096 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation797 ft243 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
