Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:35 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:05 am – 4:41 pm
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People259 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.387 householdsMedian household income $41,563Median home value $45,000Median rent $754 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $542 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month April9 in of snow a year, on about 7 days43 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Paducah 2w station, 11 mi away; snow from Paducah
Nearby landmarksCrawford Lakelake · 2.2 miMermet Lakelake · 3.2 miRound Knobpeak · 6.6 miOld Cache Riverriver · 8.3 miFort Massac State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 2,153 acresBayou Creek Ridge TVA Habitat Protection Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 169 acresSielbeck Forest State Natural Areastate historic site · 4.6 mi · 396 acresWest Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 6,426 acresMetropolis Lake State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 123 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 9.4 mi · 273,666 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199042 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 201938 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMassac County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 13 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone36% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFort Massac PWDserves 6,290 people from ground water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2023: arsenic, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation349 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMassac Memorial Hospital6.6 miPost officeJoppa Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMetropolis City Hall7.5 miPoliceMetropolis Police Department7.3 miFire stationJoppa Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighJoppa Junior and Senior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryMaple Grove Elementary School1.5 miCollegeShawnee Community College11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH11 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL135 miInterstateI-247.2 miUS highwayN US Hwy 452.6 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL41 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62953 ZIP area.
