Local servicesHospitalScott Medical Center7.5 miPost officeMascoutah Post Office2.2 miTown hallMascoutah Town Hall2.2 miPoliceMascoutah Police Department2.2 miFire stationMascoutah Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwestern Illinois College - Belleville Campus8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV6.5 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL38 miInterstateI-645.6 miUS highwayUS 509.2 miAmtrakCentralia, IL CEN35 miRailSHILOH-SCOTT METROLINK STATIONMetro St. Louis7.5 miCoachTroy, IL (Pilot Travel Center at 820 Edwardsville Rd, Troy, IL)OurBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:35 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:12 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F43 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days53 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belleville Siu Rsch station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsJackson Slough Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 75 acresScheve Parkpark · 2.8 miPrairie Lake Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 51 acresWagon Lake State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 114 acresJulius J. Knobeloch Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.5 miPeabody River King State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 1,888 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198324 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202340 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSt. Clair County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured149 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Saint Clair County monitors, IL
Drinking waterMascoutahserves 8,759 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
Elevation421 ft128 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
