Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:36 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:14 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F41 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days46 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cahokia St Louis Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Cahokia
Nearby landmarksEast Saint Louis Community Collegecollege · 2.1 miStevens - The Institute of Business and Artscollege · 2.4 miGateway Arch and Visitor Centorvisitor center · 2.2 miOld Courthousevisitor center · 2.3 miBig Mound (historical)peak · 1.4 miNamesake Natural Bridge (historical)natural arch · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway Arch National Parknational park · 2.0 mi · 85 acresEagle Park Marshstate conservation land · under a mile · 106 acresHorshoe Lake State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 3,339 acresLee Parkpark · 1.5 miChucalo Moundstate historic site · 2.6 miCahokia Mounds State Historical Sitestate park · 4.3 mi · 2,016 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198333 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Dec 200337 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSt. Clair County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025213 of 365 days measured149 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Saint Clair County monitors, IL
Drinking waterIl American-east St Louisserves 131,368 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation406 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGateway Regional Medical Center3.6 miPost officeLovejoy Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn City Hallunder a milePoliceBrooklyn Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBrooklyn Fire Protection Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryLovejoy Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighLovejoy Technology Academyunder a mileMiddleLovejoy Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeEast Saint Louis Community College2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL13 miInterstateI-70under a mileUS highwayUS 401.6 miAmtrakAlton, IL ALN19 miRailEAST RIVERFRONT METROLINK STATIONMetro St. Louis1.7 miCoachSt Louis Bus StationFlixBus2.9 miTransit10 stops within a mileMadison County Transit (MCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62071 ZIP area.
