Local servicesHospitalAbraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital13.7 miPost officeLake Fork Post Office1.4 miTown hallMount Pulaski City Hall5.9 miPoliceMount Pulaski Police Department6.3 miFire stationMount Pulaski Fire and EMS6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI18 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL99 miInterstateI-557.5 miUS highwayUS 368.1 miAmtrakLincoln, IL LCN13 miCoachSpringfield Smtd Transfer CenterFlixBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62541 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62541 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:29 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:15 am – 4:35 pm
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People41 residentsin the ZIP code area25 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 18°F40 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 17 days24 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lincoln station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksWalnut Hillpeak · 9.4 miElkhart Hillpeak · 6.8 miPine Lakelake · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeteran's Parkpark · 6.3 miEdward R. Madigan State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 970 acresSamuel H Jones Parkpark · 8.8 miCamp Butler National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.9 miCalamus Lake State Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 118 acresLincoln Trail Homestead State Memorialstate recreation area · 17.6 mi · 71 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 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 Relatively LowLogan County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sangamon County, IL, 21 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterIl American-lincolnserves 15,200 people from groundwater under influence of surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2024: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation591 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
