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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People309 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.487 householdsMedian household income $62,404Median home value $116,70099% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Vietnamese 7%, Spanish 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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 home67% of households have a broadband subscription21% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBurnside PWDserves 2,702 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: total organic carbon, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation473 ft144 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62967 ZIP area.
