Local servicesHospitalFranklin Hospital5.9 miPost officeLogan Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBenton City Hall4.9 miPoliceFranklin County Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationEwing - Northern Fire Protection District Station 33.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRend Lake College13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA17 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL100 miInterstateI-575.3 miUS highwayUS 5122 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN22 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62856 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:33 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:07 am – 4:39 pm
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People327 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.6136 householdsMedian household income $59,500Median home value $56,10093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $586 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 159 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, construction 14%, retail 11%Average commute 19 minutes74% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Arabic 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days43 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton 2 N station, 7 mi away; rain from W Frankfort; snow from Plumfield
Nearby landmarksVernons Lakelake · 3.9 miWest Frankfort City Lakelake · 4.2 miWest Frankfort Reservoirreservoir · 4.6 miGreen Riverriver · 8.6 miWebbs Hillpeak · 8.3 miMiddle Fork Big Muddy Riverriver · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBenton City Parkpark · 5.5 mi · 98 acresFrankfort Community Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 114 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.9 mi · 45,487 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 18.7 mi · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 26.7 mi · 7,712 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 37.4 mi · 1,243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 5 Feb 199445 mi away, near Dongola, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202324 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025245 of 361 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, IL, 19 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHanafordserves 883 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation474 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
