Local servicesHospitalHamilton Memorial Hospital11.6 miPost officeSpringerton Post Office1.0 miFire stationFairfield Rural Fire Protection District Substation4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFrontier Community College13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA46 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL115 miInterstateI-645.4 miUS highwayUS 451.3 miAmtrakCentralia, IL CEN48 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 50 min5:30 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:06 am – 4:36 pm
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People132 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.864 householdsMedian household income $20,278Median home value $39,100Median rent $875 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,087 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month April13 in of snow a year, on about 9 days43 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mcleansboro station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksMain Lakelake · 7.9 miBriar Patch Lakelake · 8.6 miBoyd Hillpeak · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAlvah Borah State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 88 acresHamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 1,669 acresKarcher's Post Oak Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 13.5 miTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 3,186 acresHarmonie State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 2,912 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 42.1 mi · 273,666 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200832 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWhite County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 12 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSpringertonserves 176 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation432 ft132 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
