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State or areaIllinois
ZIP code60935
Telephone code815
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:20 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:14 am – 4:27 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,259 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.8440 householdsMedian household income $110,000Median home value $248,900Median rent $1,143 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,100 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 611 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 16%, construction 12%Average commute 32 minutes76% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 14°F38 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month May23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days16 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 31° / 14°FJFebruary: 35° / 17°FFMarch: 48° / 27°FMApril: 61° / 37°FAMay: 72° / 49°FMJune: 81° / 59°FJJuly: 84° / 62°FJAugust: 82° / 59°FASeptember: 77° / 51°FSOctober: 64° / 40°FONovember: 49° / 29°FNDecember: 36° / 20°FD90°10°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dwight station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorse Lake (historical)lake · 3.7 miEast Fork Mazon Riverriver · 4.2 miBraidwood Power Plant Cooling Pondlake · 3.3 miHoffman Islandisland · 6.6 miKankakee River State Park Chippewa Campgroundcampground · 8.4 miSmith Islandsisland · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 2,816 acresSand Ridge Savanna Preserve 2state conservation land · 5.2 mi · 142 acresEvans-Judge Preserve 2state conservation land · 5.6 mi · 164 acresK-Mine Parkpark · 5.4 miKankakee Sands Preserve 2state conservation land · 6.5 mi · 152 acresWilmington Shrub Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 390 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200443 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKankakee County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025225 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Will County, IL, 22 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Shannonserves 500 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation587 ft179 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverside Medical Center15.6 miPost officeEssex Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSouth Wilmington Village Hall5.2 miPoliceGardner Police Department6.8 miFire stationEssex Fire Protection Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Midway International Airport MDW48 miInterstateI-556.5 miUS highwayUS 4516 miAmtrakDwight, IL DWT14 miCoachKankakee Ricky Rocket Fuel CenterFlixBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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