Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:29 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:15 am – 4:36 pm
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People1,101 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.4468 householdsMedian household income $84,815Median home value $178,900Median rent $958 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,796 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 569 employedMain industries: public administration 24%, education and health care 19%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 28 minutes73% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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 May14 in of snow a year, on about 10 days23 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Springfield #2 station, 16 mi away; snow from Kincaid 3w
Nearby landmarksTimber Acres Lakelake · 3.3 miYellow Hammer Knobpeak · 4.3 miClear Lakelake · 8.6 miSouth Fork Sangamon Riverriver · 8.9 miDeer Run Campgroundcampground · 9.1 miSangchris Lake State Park Hickory Point Campgroundcampground · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSangchris Lake State Resource Areastate recreation area · 9.3 mi · 3,071 acresCamp Butler National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.1 miRochester Parkpark · 8.8 mi · 66 acresCalamus Lake State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 118 acresLincoln Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 13.9 miLincoln Trail Homestead State Memorialstate recreation area · 15.0 mi · 71 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 202628 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202628 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
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation596 ft182 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHospital Sister's Health System - Saint John's Children's Hospital14.0 miPost officeMechanicsburg Post Office3.0 miTown hallDawson Village Hall7.2 miPoliceEdinburg Police Department7.7 miFire stationMechanicsburg Fire Protection District3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI16 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL88 miInterstateI-725.0 miUS highwayUS 365.0 miAmtrakSpringfield, IL SPI14 miCoachSpringfield Smtd Transfer CenterFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62545 ZIP area.
