Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital8.5 miPost officeSteeleville Post Office1.8 miTown hallSteeleville City Hall1.9 miPoliceSteeleville Police Department1.9 miFire stationSteeleville Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV39 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL64 miInterstateI-5519 miUS highwayUS 6116 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN25 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 62288 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:36 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:11 am – 4:42 pm
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People2,592 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.41,160 householdsMedian household income $69,500Median home value $166,600Median rent $775 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,020 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 1,259 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 18%, public administration 9%Average commute 19 minutes94% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days35 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sparta 1 W station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrescent Club Lakelake · 1.4 miGolf Course Lakelake · 5.0 miLittle Marys Riverriver · 5.4 miOld City Reservoirreservoir · 7.8 miMarys Riverriver · 9.3 miNew City Reservoirreservoir · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSteelville Sportsmen's Clubnature preserve · 3.3 miRandolph County State Recreation Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 1,138 acresPiney Creek Ravine State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 193 acresSwayne Hollow State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 81 acresTurkey Bluffs State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 2,284 acresMiddle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.9 mi · 6,180 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 5 Jun 197445 mi away, near O'Fallon, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured115 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 161main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Randolph County monitors, IL
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSteelevilleserves 1,960 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), maximum contaminant level30 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation400 ft122 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
