Local servicesHospitalKatherine Shaw Bethea Hospital12.4 miPost officeLee Center Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAmboy City Hall3.6 miPoliceAmboy Police Department3.6 miFire stationAmboy Fire Protection District3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD32 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD72 miInterstateI-885.3 miUS highwayUS 523.0 miAmtrakMendota, IL MDT16 miCoachDixon Reagan Transit CenterGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61331 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61331 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:22 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:20 am – 4:29 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 12°F38 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June29 in of snow a year, on about 14 days14 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Compton 1 Nw station, 10 mi away; rain from Amboy
Nearby landmarksInlet Grovewoods · under a mileLeake Lakelake · 2.6 miWoodpecker Woodswoods · 4.4 miLyon Lakeslake · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreen Wing Environmental Laboratorynature preserve · 3.3 mi · 409 acresMaytown State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 154 acresGreen River State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 2,529 acresCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 2,008 acresLowden State Parkstate park · 19.5 mi · 204 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200428 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202430 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025244 of 355 days measured105 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 169main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Winnebago County, IL, 41 mi away
Drinking waterDixonserves 15,096 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation793 ft242 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
