Local servicesHospitalSIH Herrin Hospital4.3 miPost officeFreeman Spur Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFreeman Spur Village Hallunder a milePoliceHerrin Police Department4.0 miFire stationFreeman Spur Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJohn A Logan College9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA7.5 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL97 miInterstateI-572.9 miUS highwayUS 5113 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL15 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus15 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 62841 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:34 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:07 am – 4:40 pm
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People108 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.550 householdsMedian household income $33,750Median home value $63,60082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $740 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days35 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rend Lake Dam station, 13 mi away; snow from Plumfield
Nearby landmarksGreen Riverriver · 4.0 miCambon Lakelake · 3.0 miMiddle Fork Big Muddy Riverriver · 4.1 miBuster Pondlake · 1.8 miJohnston City Sewage Lagoonreservoir · 5.1 miZeigler Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHerrin City Parkpark · 3.1 miHerrin Sports Complexrecreation area · 3.8 mi · 53 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.2 mi · 45,487 acresCampbell Pond State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 529 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 13.3 mi · 273,666 acresPyles Fork Nature Preservestate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 135 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 5 Feb 199436 mi away, near Dongola, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWilliamson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home62% of households have a broadband subscription32% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone36% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFreeman Spurserves 373 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation388 ft118 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
