Local servicesHospitalSaint Genevieve County Memorial Hospital4.1 miPost officeSainte Genevieve Post Office3.1 miTown hallSainte Genevieve City Hall3.4 miPoliceSainte Genevieve Police Department3.4 miFire stationSainte Genevieve Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV38 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL55 miInterstateI-557.8 miUS highwayUS 613.4 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN41 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 62261 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:37 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:12 am – 4:43 pm
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People56 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 69.831 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days58 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksMoro Islandisland · 1.0 miKaskaskia River Navigation Poolreservoir · 3.3 miKaskaskia Riverriver · 3.9 miFort Charters Sportsmans Club Lakelake · 4.3 miValle Springspring · 3.9 miBeaver Islandisland · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 2,027 acresSte. Genevieve National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.4 miFelix Valle State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.0 miSte. Genevieve Memorial Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.4 miPere Marquette Parkpark · 3.1 miFort De Chartres State Parkstate park · 7.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 5 Jun 197443 mi away, near O'Fallon, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Jun 201150 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Randolph County monitors, IL
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChesterserves 8,407 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation374 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
