Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:37 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:06 am – 4:43 pm
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People713 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.6223 householdsMedian household income $54,531Median home value $52,900Median rent $775 a month48% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 272 employedMain industries: retail 31%, education and health care 26%, manufacturing 18%Average commute 27 minutes54% drive alone, 41% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Arabic 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cairo 3n station, 4 mi away; snow from Grand Chain Dam 53
Parks and public landsMound City National Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileBoatwright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 8,847 acresAxe Lake Swamp State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 312 acresCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 16,728 acresFort Defiance Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 64 acresBallard Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 8,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199025 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Dec 202445 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPulaski County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 25 mi away
Internet at home55% of households have a broadband subscription15% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone41% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMound Cityserves 526 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation318 ft97 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMassac Memorial Hospital24.2 miPost officeMound City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCairo Municipal Building6.4 miPolicePulaski County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationMound City Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH22 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL132 miInterstateI-571.4 miUS highwayUS 51under a mileAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL44 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound26 miTransit1 stop within a mileShawnee Mass TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62963 ZIP area.
