Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:26 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:12 am – 4:33 pm
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People170 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.153 householdsMedian home value $86,800100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 20°F36 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 5 days27 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Hammond
Nearby landmarksLake Decaturlake · 9.2 miBaker Woodswoods · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSpitler Woodsstate park · 7.3 miFletcher Parkpark · 8.1 miBig Creek Park & Riding Stablespark · 8.2 mi · 134 acresRobert Allerton Parkstate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 1,808 acresPiatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 1,753 acresLincoln Trail Homestead State Memorialstate recreation area · 19.7 mi · 71 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202641 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPiatt County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025237 of 365 days measured125 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, IL, 13 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMonticelloserves 5,548 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation707 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHSHS Saint Marys Hospital11.0 miPost officeLa Place Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLong Creek Village Hall5.9 miPoliceCerro Gordo Village Police Department6.0 miFire stationDora Township Fire Protection District Lake City3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRichland Community College10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDecatur Airport DEC7.7 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL114 miInterstateI-7211 miUS highwayUS 361.3 miAmtrakMattoon, IL MAT29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61936 ZIP area.
