Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:32 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:07 am – 4:38 pm
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People891 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.0344 householdsMedian household income $73,281Median home value $123,900Median rent $1,042 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,355 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 427 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 15%, wholesale trade 10%Average commute 24 minutes87% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April13 in of snow a year, on about 9 days43 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton 2 N station, 8 mi away; rain from Rend Lake Dam; snow from Mcleansboro
Nearby landmarksWebbs Hillpeak · 1.7 miRend Lake Collegecollege · 6.6 miVernons Lakelake · 6.1 miLake Hamiltonlake · 6.2 miLowry Hillpeak · 8.1 miMine Number 21 Reservoirreservoir · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGolf Courserecreation area · 6.3 mi · 172 acresTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 2,754 acresMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 717 acresKarcher's Post Oak Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 12.7 miShawnee National Forestnational forest · 28.6 mi · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 36.6 mi · 7,712 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 29 Jun 198433 mi away, near Harrisburg, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202318 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025245 of 361 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, IL, 15 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWest Frankfortserves 8,650 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation474 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Hospital8.5 miPost officeEwing Post Office2.7 miTown hallIna City Hall6.6 miPoliceFranklin County Sheriff's Office9.0 miFire stationEwing - Northern Fire Protection District Station 22.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolEwing Mennonite Schoolunder a mileCollegeRend Lake College6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA26 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL96 miInterstateI-575.8 miUS highwayUS 5123 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN24 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62836 ZIP area.
