Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:30 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:15 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F40 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May22 in of snow a year, on about 16 days23 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Springfield #2 station, 5 mi away; snow from Springfield Capital Ap
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Illinois Springfieldcollege · 1.5 miLincoln Land Community Collegecollege · 2.0 miLake Victoria Parkvisitor center · 1.1 miLake Springfieldlake · 2.9 miClear Lakelake · 6.1 miCotton Hillpeak · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsForest Parkpark · 1.1 miPaul A Barker Parkpark · 1.1 miLincoln Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.8 miChatham Trailstate recreation area · 4.7 miCamp Butler National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.2 miSangamon Valley Greenwaystate recreation area · 8.5 mi · 584 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 202632 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSangamon County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighHail 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, Sangamon County monitors, IL
Drinking waterSpringfieldserves 117,444 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation573 ft175 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHospital Sister's Health System - Saint John's Children's Hospital4.4 miPost officeSpringfield Post Office3.3 miTown hallSpringfield Municipal Center East4.0 miPoliceUniversity of Illinois Springfield Police Department1.4 miFire stationSpringfield Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 3 otherSchoolThe Hope School Learning Centerunder a mileElementaryHazel Dell Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolConcordia Lutheran Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Illinois Springfield1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI7.6 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL80 miInterstateI-72under a mileUS highwayUS 36under a mileAmtrakSpringfield, IL SPI4.4 miCoachSpringfield Smtd Transfer CenterFlixBus4.0 miTransit22 stops within a mileSpringfield Mass Transit District (SMTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62662 ZIP area.
