Local servicesHospitalPinckneyville Community Hospital2.8 miPost officePinckneyville Post Office1.3 miTown hallPinckneyville City Hall1.3 miPolicePerry County Sheriff's Office1.2 miFire stationPinckneyville Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryPinckneyville Elementary School1.1 miSchoolSaint Bruno School1.3 miHighPinckneyville Community High School1.6 miCollegeJohn A Logan College - Alongi DuQuoin Extension Center11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA32 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL69 miInterstateI-6421 miUS highwayUS 518.7 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN10 miCoachCarbondaleExecutive Transportation27 miTransit2 stops within a mileSouth Central Transit (SCT)Sources: 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 62274 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:35 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:10 am – 4:41 pm
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People8,147 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.02,745 householdsMedian household income $64,338Median home value $118,700Median rent $611 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,846 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 2,821 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, retail 14%, other services 9%Average commute 23 minutes90% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days38 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Du Quoin 4 Se station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksClear Lakelake · 3.9 miBreeze Lake (historical)lake · 1.5 miPinckneyville Reservoirreservoir · under a mileElks Reservoirreservoir · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinckneyville City Lakerecreation area · under a milePinckneyville City Parkpark · under a mile · 68 acresWashington County State Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 1,465 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 16.5 mi · 1,243 acresLake Murphysboro State Parkstate park · 20.7 mi · 948 acresMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.1 mi · 6,180 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198348 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202319 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPerry County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 23 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPinckneyvilleserves 5,804 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jun 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation459 ft140 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
