Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Southeast21.3 miPost officeMounds Post Office1.7 miTown hallTamms Village Hall7.7 miPoliceMounds Police Department1.8 miFire stationMounds Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College14.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI20 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL128 miInterstateI-572.6 miUS highwayUS 512.5 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL41 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound22 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 62964 ZIP area.
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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People1,109 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.7458 householdsMedian household income $31,833Median rent $592 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $570 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate31% of adults are in the labour force, 269 employedMain industries: education and health care 41%, manufacturing 28%, hospitality, food and recreation 7%Average commute 31 minutes84% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: 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, 7 mi away; snow from Grand Chain Dam 53
Nearby landmarksKays Lakelake · under a mileGrand Lakelake · 5.0 miIsland Number 29island · 4.1 miCache Riverriver · 5.3 miIsland Number 28island · 4.3 miTwin Moundspeak · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHorseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 8,410 acresMound City National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.9 miCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.4 mi · 16,728 acresBoatwright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 8,847 acresBallard Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 8,015 acresAxe Lake Swamp State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 312 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199021 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Dec 202446 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone34% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMoundsserves 1,135 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202112 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation418 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
