Local servicesHospitalMcDonough District Hospital1.5 miPost officeMacomb Post Office2.0 miTown hallMacomb City Hall2.1 miPoliceMacomb Police Department2.2 miFire stationMacomb Fire Department Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport BRL35 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL118 miInterstateI-7438 miUS highwayUS 671.5 miAmtrakThomas C. Carper Station MAC2.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61455 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61455 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:32 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:22 am – 4:39 pm
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People17,317 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.87,620 householdsMedian household income $48,679Median home value $120,100Median rent $768 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,889 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 8,370 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 16 minutes76% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 21% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F38 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May21 in of snow a year, on about 13 days26 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Prairie City 2s station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Michalelake · under a milePatrick Lakelake · 1.7 miWestern Illinois Universitycollege · 2.9 miDyers Moundpeak · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVeterans Parkrecreation area · 2.1 mi · 83 acresPatton Parkpark · 2.3 miArgyle Lake State Parkstate recreation area · 7.3 mi · 1,714 acresEmiquon National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 28.4 mi · 2,631 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMcDonough County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025214 of 357 days measured139 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Peoria County, IL, 52 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMacombserves 15,051 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation692 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
