Local servicesHospitalHarrisburg Medical Center2.5 miPost officeMuddy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHarrisburg City Hall2.2 miPoliceSaline County Sheriff's Office2.3 miFire stationHarrisburg Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA27 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL121 miInterstateI-5723 miUS highwayUS 45under a mileAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL38 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 62965 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:32 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:05 am – 4:38 pm
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People54 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.229 householdsMedian household income $11,72679% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harrisburg station, 2 mi away; snow from Rosiclare 5nw
Parks and public landsGaskins City Complexrecreation area · 2.3 miHarrisburg Memorial Parkpark · 2.8 miSaline County State Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 1,273 acresSahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 4,059 acresP and E Refuge Land and Water R.state conservation land · 10.1 miShawnee National Forestnational forest · 14.1 mi · 273,666 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 18 Jun 200245 mi away, near Parkers Settlement, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSaline 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 2025245 of 361 days measured116 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, IL, 22 mi away
Internet at home31% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone69% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMuddyserves 171 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation372 ft113 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
