Local servicesHospitalMercyhealth Hospital - Freeport6.5 miPost officeEleroy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLena Village Hall4.6 miPoliceLena Police Department4.6 miFire stationFreeport Rural Fire Protection District Station 34.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHighland Community College5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD35 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD98 miInterstateI-8838 miUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakMendota, IL MDT63 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 61027 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:22 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:24 am – 4:29 pm
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People43 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.519 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F38 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 21 days11 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Freeport Waste Wtp station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksWillow Lakelake · 6.0 miHighland Community Collegecollege · 5.4 miLake Le-Aqua-Nalake · 7.2 miPilot Grovewoods · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLena Community Park Districtpark · 4.4 miPark Hills Golf Courserecreation area · 4.4 mi · 278 acresLake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 721 acresWard's Grove State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 337 acresOakdale Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 134 acresCadiz Springs State Recreation Areastate park · 16.7 mi · 640 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 2 Sep 199945 mi away, near Amboy, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 2 Sep 199945 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStephenson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025325 of 341 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jo Daviess County, IL, 23 mi away
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFreeportserves 23,930 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation883 ft269 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
