Local servicesHospitalMarion Veterans Affairs Medical Center15.4 miPost officeNew Burnside Post Office2.0 miTown hallCarrier Mills Village Hall8.8 miPoliceCarrier Mills Police Department8.8 miFire stationNew Burnside Fire Protection District2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA19 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL120 miInterstateI-2411 miUS highwayUS 451.1 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL28 miCoachCarbondale Train StationFlixBus28 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 62967 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:33 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:06 am – 4:40 pm
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People310 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.4103 householdsMedian household income $60,563Median home value $143,800100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,231 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Vietnamese 5%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon Springs Agric Ctr station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Thunderhawklake · 1.9 miTunnel Hill State Trailtrailhead · 2.0 miCedar Fallswaterfall · 4.6 miLake Echonlake · 5.1 miSand Hillpeak · 4.2 miBURDEN FALLS ACCESStrailhead · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee National Forestnational forest · within reach · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 6.7 mi · 7,712 acresTunnel Hillstate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 917 acresSahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 4,059 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.8 mi · 45,460 acresP and E Refuge Land and Water R.state conservation land · 12.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198749 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202349 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJohnson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription21% have cable, fibre or DSL50% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBurnside PWDserves 2,702 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: carbon, total, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation473 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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