Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:36 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:09 am – 4:42 pm
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People76 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.434 householdsMedian household income $69,722Median home value $88,900100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,056 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days41 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carbondale Southern Il Ap station, 17 mi away; snow from Grand Twr 2 N
Nearby landmarksForked Lake (historical)lake · 2.5 miWilkinson South Access Trailtrailhead · 2.7 miLacours Islandisland · 2.2 miGill Pointcape · 4.2 miWilkinson Islandisland · 3.4 miWilkinson Trailtrailhead · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSeventy-Six Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 838 acresRed Rock Landing Conservation Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 542 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 7.4 mi · 1,243 acresLake Murphysboro State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 948 acresTower Rock Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.2 miMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.5 mi · 6,180 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199041 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202342 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randolph County, IL, 26 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCarbondaleserves 22,107 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation358 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSIH Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital13.0 miPost officeJacob Post Office1.4 miTown hallGrand Tower City Hall8.5 miPoliceGrand Tower Police Department8.5 miFire stationFountain Bluff Fire Protection Association1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA30 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL82 miInterstateI-5516 miUS highwayUS 6112 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL19 miCoachCarbondaleExecutive Transportation19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62950 ZIP area.
