Local servicesHospitalMarshall Browning Hospital12.2 miPost officeScheller Post Office1.5 miTown hallSesser Municipal Building6.0 miFire stationWaltonville Fire Protection District4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRend Lake College10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA29 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL79 miInterstateI-5710 miUS highwayUS 516.7 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN13 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound13 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 62883 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:33 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:09 am – 4:39 pm
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People599 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.2219 householdsMedian household income $112,625Median home value $143,80093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,833 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 318 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, construction 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 30 minutes86% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days35 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rend Lake Dam station, 11 mi away; snow from Waltonville
Nearby landmarksScheller Lakeslake · 1.3 miNumber 2 Portal Lakelake · 2.8 miAuxiliary Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miRaw Water Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miMoores Hillpeak · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 717 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 30.5 mi · 1,243 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 35.5 mi · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 43.1 mi · 7,712 acresMiddle Mississippi Purchase Unitnational forest · 53.0 mi · 3,877 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198349 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 20235 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation495 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
