Local servicesHospitalCarlinville Area Hospital12.3 miPost officePalmyra Post Office1.5 miPolicePalmyra Police Department1.6 miFire stationPalmyra Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI33 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL51 miInterstateI-7220 miUS highwayUS 6714 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV13 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 62674 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:33 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:16 am – 4:39 pm
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People1,319 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.8503 householdsMedian household income $54,196Median home value $102,600Median rent $695 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,275 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 455 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 39 minutes78% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F40 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month April17 in of snow a year, on about 8 days27 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carlinville station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksPalmyra-Modesto City Lakelake · 3.3 miBunn Lakelake · 5.3 miCarroll Island (historical)island · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTerry Park Golf Courserecreation area · 2.5 miGoode's Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.5 miHagaman Marshstate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 108 acresCity of Greenfield Reservoirstate recreation area · 11.2 mi · 216 acresBeaver Dam State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 699 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Ilnational wildlife refuge · 24.3 mi · 330 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 LowMacoupin County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 364 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Macoupin County monitors, IL
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSouth Palmyra Water Commissionserves 838 people from surface water purchased4 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: carbon, total, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation675 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
