Local servicesHospitalSSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Mount Vernon7.7 miPost officeOpdyke Post Office1.0 miTown hallMount Vernon City Hall6.5 miPoliceJefferson County Sheriff's Office6.3 miFire stationJefferson Fire Protection District Station 41.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOpdyke Belle Rive Grade Schoolunder a mileCollegeRend Lake College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA38 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL91 miInterstateI-64under a mileUS highwayUS 5121 miAmtrakCentralia, IL CEN25 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62872 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62872 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:32 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:08 am – 4:38 pm
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People1,153 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.7435 householdsMedian household income $62,344Median home value $87,70092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,531 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 481 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, education and health care 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 26 minutes83% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, German or Dutch 16%15% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May10 in of snow a year, on about 5 days21 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Vernon 3 Ne station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksIllinois Central Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miLouisville and Nashville Reservoirreservoir · 7.2 miLake Jayceelake · 8.8 miLowry Hillpeak · 8.0 miHawthorne Hills Lakelake · 9.3 miArchway RV Parkcampground · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 2,754 acresMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 717 acresOptimist Parkpark · 6.5 miBob Strothman Baseball Parkrecreation area · 6.9 miDevil's Prop State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.9 miKarcher's Post Oak Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 3 Apr 197444 mi away, near Parkersburg, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMount Vernonserves 15,793 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation520 ft158 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
