Local servicesHospitalCommunity Memorial Hospital of Staunton10.9 miPost officeSorento Post Office1.1 miTown hallNew Douglas Village Community Center4.4 miPoliceMount Olive Police Department9.2 miFire stationShoal Creek Fire Protection District Station 11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV34 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL45 miInterstateI-558.6 miUS highwayUS 4011 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV26 miCoachTroy, IL (Pilot Travel Center at 820 Edwardsville Rd, Troy, IL)OurBus25 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 62086 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:32 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:13 am – 4:39 pm
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People1,399 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.6497 householdsMedian household income $61,705Median home value $101,800Median rent $617 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,526 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting12.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 574 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, manufacturing 18%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 35 minutes94% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 7 days42 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hillsboro station, 13 mi away; snow from Mt Olive 1 E
Parks and public landsMiners Memorialpark · 9.7 miStauton Sportsman Clubnature preserve · 9.8 miCoffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 536 acresNature Preservestate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 87 acresGillespie Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 14.6 mi · 74 acresBeaver Dam State Parkstate park · 25.3 mi · 699 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198315 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBond County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality52% of days had good air in 2025191 of 365 days measured170 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 260main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, IL, 20 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription60% 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 waterSorentoserves 429 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation589 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
