Local servicesHospitalRed Bud Regional Hospital9.2 miPost officeRenault Post Office1.4 miTown hallRed Bud City Hall9.4 miPoliceRed Bud Police Department9.4 miFire stationPrairie Du Rocher Community Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV33 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL44 miInterstateI-559.4 miUS highwayUS 618.6 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN49 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 49 min5:37 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:13 am – 4:44 pm
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People69 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.026 householdsMedian household income $245,179Median home value $271,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,429 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days58 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Mildredlake · under a mileCow Shank Natural Bridgenatural arch · 3.1 miPenitentiary Pointcape · 5.0 miFort Chartres Islandisland · 4.1 miJawbonepeak · 5.3 miEstablishment Islandisland · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPrairie du Rocher Precinctstate park · 3.5 miFults Hill Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 810 acresFort De Chartres State Parkstate park · 3.9 miTruman Accessstate recreation area · 7.1 miMagnolia Hollow Conservation Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 1,738 acresWaterloo Sportsman's Clubnature preserve · 8.2 mi · 126 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 5 Jun 197435 mi away, near O'Fallon, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Jun 201142 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMonroe County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind 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, 18 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterColumbiaserves 11,129 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation637 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
