Local servicesHospitalCGH Medical Center3.4 miPost officeGalt Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRock Falls City Hall3.4 miPoliceRock Falls Police Department3.5 miFire stationSterling Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSauk Valley Community College8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD44 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD96 miInterstateI-882.6 miUS highwayUS 301.6 miAmtrakPrinceton, IL PCT32 miCoachDixon Reagan Transit CenterGreyhound15 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 61037 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:24 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:23 am – 4:31 pm
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People100 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 69.148 householdsMedian household income $69,048Median home value $115,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,111 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 12°F38 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June32 in of snow a year, on about 15 days17 days above 90°F, 145 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morrison station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrystal Lakelake · 4.3 miLeo Johnson Lakelake · 2.3 miSauk Valley Community Collegecollege · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWestwood Fitness & Sports Centerrecreation area · 1.6 miEberly Parkpark · 1.6 miSprings Sloughstate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 455 acresLyndon Prairiestate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 77 acresProphetstown State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 11.6 mi · 57 acresCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 2,008 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200450 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 15 Nov 202348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWhiteside County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured145 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clinton County, IA, 41 mi away
Internet at home33% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone67% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterIl American-sterlingserves 14,782 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation639 ft195 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
