Local servicesHospitalMidwest Medical Center17.8 miPost officeElizabeth Post Office2.7 miTown hallElizabeth Village Hall3.0 miPoliceElizabeth Police Department3.0 miFire stationElizabeth Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDubuque Regional Airport DBQ28 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD118 miUS highwayUS 201.1 miAmtrakPrinceton, IL PCT73 miCoachDubuqueJefferson Lines29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61028 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61028 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:24 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:26 am – 4:31 pm
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People1,671 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.1815 householdsMedian household income $86,328Median home value $184,800Median rent $775 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,858 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 838 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, construction 12%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 32 minutes74% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 10°F39 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 18 days11 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elizabeth station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 mi · 12,471 acresApple River Canyon State Parkstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 1,931 acresHanover Bluff State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 802 acresTapley Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 266 acresWitkowsky State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,323 acresGreen Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 10.2 mi · 70 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJo Daviess County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: 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, Jo Daviess County monitors, IL
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterElizabethserves 802 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation791 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
