Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:30 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:16 am – 4:37 pm
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People40,046 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.218,840 householdsMedian household income $69,976Median home value $172,600Median rent $980 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,707 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 19,842 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, public administration 15%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 17 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F40 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May22 in of snow a year, on about 16 days23 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Springfield #2 station, 2 mi away; snow from Springfield Capital Ap
Nearby landmarksSaint John's College of Nursingcollege · 3.1 miVisitors Centervisitor center · 2.8 miLake Victoria Parkvisitor center · 3.4 miUniversity of Illinois Springfieldcollege · 4.7 miClear Lakelake · 8.6 miLake Springfieldlake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWashington Parkpark · under a mile · 130 acresLincoln Home National Historic Sitehistoric site · 2.5 miLindbergh Parkpark · 1.5 miChatham Trailstate recreation area · 4.1 miSangamon Valley Greenwaystate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 584 acresCarpenter Park Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 383 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202636 mi away, near Ohlman, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSangamon County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sangamon County monitors, IL
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSpringfieldserves 117,444 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 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
Local servicesHospitalSpringfield Memorial Hospital2.9 miPost officeSouthwest Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJerome Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceLeland Grove Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSpringfield Fire Department Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolChrist the King Schoolunder a mileMiddleFranklin Middle Schoolunder a mileElementarySandburg Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint John's College of Nursing3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI4.9 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL80 miInterstateI-55 Bus1.8 miUS highwayUS 362.4 miAmtrakSpringfield, IL SPI2.6 miCoachSpringfieldExecutive Transportation2.6 miTransit76 stops within a mileSpringfield Mass Transit District (SMTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62704 ZIP area.
