Local servicesHospitalHardin County General Hospital11.0 miPost officeGolconda Post Office3.3 miTown hallGolconda Village Hall3.5 miPoliceGolconda Police Department3.5 miFire stationRural Pope County Fire Protection District Station 43.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH26 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA135 miInterstateI-2413 miUS highwayUS 14511 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL44 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62938 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62938 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:33 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:04 am – 4:39 pm
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People2,622 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.11,044 householdsMedian household income $63,780Median home value $113,500Median rent $425 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,411 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 898 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, construction 10%, farming, forestry and mining 10%Average commute 27 minutes78% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon Springs Agric Ctr station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksDeputy Hillpeak · 2.8 miRauchfuss Hillpeak · 3.4 miASHBY OPENLANDStrailhead · 4.6 miDixon Springsspring · 6.8 miRondeau Islandisland · 4.5 miDUCK BAY - LAKE GLENDALEcampground · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLivingston County Wildlife Management Area (Reynolds Tract)state conservation land · 5.5 mi · 873 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 7.9 mi · 273,666 acresOhio River Islands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 1,265 acresBig Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 331 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Newman's Bluff SNP)state conservation land · 7.3 mi · 994 acresCretaceous Hills State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 511 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198745 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 May 201748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPope County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 25 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGolcondaserves 630 people from ground water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation347 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
