Local servicesHospitalFairfield Memorial Hospital14.2 miPost officeJohnsonville Post Office3.6 miTown hallCisne City Hall8.7 miFire stationOrchardville Fire Protection District3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFrontier Community College13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA56 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL97 miInterstateI-6416 miUS highwayUS 458.6 miAmtrakCentralia, IL CEN29 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:30 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:08 am – 4:36 pm
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People693 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 16.5139 householdsMedian household income $93,59476% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 219 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 50%, education and health care 17%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 20 minutes49% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 45% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher51% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 69%, German or Dutch 31%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F48 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month June12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days45 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Flora station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksMilner Lakelake · under a mileSam Dale Lakelake · 3.3 miPotatoe Hillpeak · 5.1 miLittle Potatoe Hillpeak · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSam Dale Lake State Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 1,324 acresMiller Shrub Swamp State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.4 miHanging Rock Sandstone Cliff State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 94 acresDevil's Prop State Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.6 miStephen A. Forbest State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 17.2 mi · 3,116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200839 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202635 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWayne County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: 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 home40% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone46% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFairfieldserves 6,202 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2025: carbon, total, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation475 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
