Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:28 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:13 am – 4:34 pm
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People40 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.430 householdsMedian home value $122,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,694 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 20°F40 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 10 days26 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur Wtp station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsSand Creek Open Space Reservationrecreation area · 1.4 mi · 777 acresRotary Parkpark · 2.3 miSpitler Woodsstate park · 5.9 miLincoln Trail Homestead State Memorialstate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 71 acresCalamus Lake State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 118 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202631 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMacon County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025237 of 365 days measured125 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Macon County monitors, IL
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDecaturserves 76,122 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation715 ft218 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHSHS Saint Marys Hospital4.3 miPost officeElwin Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDecatur Civic Center5.0 miPoliceDecatur Police Department3.2 miFire stationSouth Wheatland Fire Protection District3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDecatur Airport DEC7.2 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL103 miInterstateI-725.8 miUS highwayUS 51 Busunder a mileAmtrakLincoln, IL LCN33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62532 ZIP area.
