Local servicesHospitalSarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital19.7 miPost officeLa Prairie Post Office3.5 miTown hallGolden Village Office4.8 miPoliceCamp Point Police Department9.7 miFire stationGolden Fire Protection District4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field UIN19 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL101 miInterstateI-17222 miUS highwayUS 247.7 miAmtrakQuincy, IL QCY26 miCoachQuincy Public Transit HubGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62346 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62346 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:34 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:22 am – 4:41 pm
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People135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.864 householdsMedian household income $81,944Median home value $137,50095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,750 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F40 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 12 days24 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Golden station, 5 mi away; rain from Augusta
Nearby landmarksCroxton Lakelake · 4.3 miEilers Lakelake · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWeinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 1,529 acresSiloam Springs State Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 5,854 acresGreat River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.3 mi · 2,737 acresMeredosia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.9 mi · 3,698 acresSid Simpson State Parkstate park · 28.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025231 of 244 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Adams County monitors, IL
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLa Prairieserves 47 people from ground water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2023: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation690 ft210 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
