Local servicesHospitalHardin County General Hospital18.6 miPost officeSimpson Post Office3.8 miFire stationRural Pope County Fire Protection District Station 25.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA27 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL127 miInterstateI-249.4 miUS highwayUS 456.8 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL34 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62985 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62985 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:34 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:05 am – 4:40 pm
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People1,108 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.9293 householdsMedian household income $69,750Median home value $156,30092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,472 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 507 employedMain industries: retail 23%, education and health care 22%, construction 17%Average commute 28 minutes87% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon Springs Agric Ctr station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSimpson Lakelake · 1.8 miEAST TRIGGtrailhead · 2.5 miJACKSON FALLS ACCESStrailhead · 3.0 miDixon Springsspring · 5.8 miLake Glendalelake · 4.1 miREDBUD - BELL SMITH SPRINGScampground · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee National Forestnational forest · within reach · 273,666 acresTunnel Hillstate recreation area · 6.9 mi · 917 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 10.0 mi · 7,712 acresSkinner Farm State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 227 acresBig Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 331 acresDeer Pond State Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 251 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198744 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 May 201748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJohnson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 29 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBurnside PWDserves 2,702 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: carbon, total, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation535 ft163 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
