Local servicesHospitalGateway Regional Medical Center5.0 miPost officeMitchell Post Office2.9 miTown hallChouteau Town Hall2.3 miPolicePontoon Beach Police Department4.0 miFire stationMitchell Fire Department Station Number 22.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL13 miInterstateI-270under a mileUS highwayUS 676.0 miAmtrakAlton, IL ALN10 miRailEMERSON PARK METROLINK STATIONMetro St. Louis9.9 miCoachSt Louis Bus StationFlixBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62048 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62048 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:35 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:15 am – 4:42 pm
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People1,456 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.8680 householdsMedian household income $39,364Median home value $65,800Median rent $925 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $858 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 590 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 21%, education and health care 21%, retail 13%Average commute 21 minutes82% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F42 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 8 days29 days above 90°F, 85 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alton - Melvin Price L&d station, 7 mi away; snow from Edwardsville 2 W
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 2.6 miChouteau Islandisland · under a mileWilson Pointcape · 2.0 miChouteau Sloughlake · 1.6 miMissouri Riverriver · 3.0 miWood Riverriver · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLewis & Clark State Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.3 mi · 562 acresColumbia Bottom Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 4,253 acresEdward "ted" And Pat Jones-confluence Point State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 1,117 acresOld Chain Of Rocks Bridgepark · 2.4 miConfluence Greenwayrecreation area · 2.4 miHorshoe Lake State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 3,339 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198331 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Jul 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMadison County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality52% of days had good air in 2025191 of 365 days measured170 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 260main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Madison County monitors, IL
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHartfordserves 1,260 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation416 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
