Local servicesHospitalSIH Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital5.0 miPost officeMurphysboro Post Office4.4 miTown hallMurphysboro Daum Administrative Building4.4 miPoliceJackson County Sheriff's Department4.4 miFire stationMurphysboro Fire Department Station 24.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern Illinois University Carbondale11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA22 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL86 miInterstateI-5523 miUS highwayUS 5111 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL11 miCoachCarbondaleExecutive Transportation11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:36 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:09 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days41 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carbondale Southern Il Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Murphysboro 2 Sw
Parks and public landsLake Murphysboro State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 948 acresRiverside Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 53 acresMurphysboro Baseballrecreation area · 4.9 miKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 8.7 mi · 1,243 acresChautauqua Bottoms Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.6 miFernlands Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199043 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202337 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJackson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randolph County, IL, 30 mi away
Drinking waterCarbondaleserves 22,107 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation462 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
