Local servicesHospitalHSHS Saint Marys Hospital7.8 miPost officeCerro Gordo Post Office4.1 miTown hallCerro Gordo Municipal Building4.0 miPoliceCerro Gordo Village Police Department4.0 miFire stationCerro Gordo Fire Protection District3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRichland Community College4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDecatur Airport DEC4.7 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL115 miInterstateI-723.9 miUS highwayUS 365.7 miAmtrakChampaign-Urbana, IL CHM34 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:26 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:13 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 20°F36 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 10 days27 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Decatur Wtp
Nearby landmarksRichland Community Collegecollege · 4.8 miLake Decaturlake · 5.2 miA E Staley Cooling Lakelake · 6.3 miBaker Woodswoods · 5.6 miMillikin Universitycollege · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIzaak Waltonpark · 3.0 miFaries Parkpark · 3.9 miSpitler Woodsstate park · 7.7 miRobert Allerton Parkstate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 1,808 acresPiatt County Unit State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 1,753 acresLincoln Trail Homestead State Memorialstate recreation area · 16.6 mi · 71 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202642 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMacon County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025237 of 365 days measured125 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Macon County monitors, IL
Drinking waterDecaturserves 76,122 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation681 ft208 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
