Local servicesHospitalBlessing Hospital12.2 miPost officeUrsa Post Office3.4 miTown hallCanton City Hall6.0 miPoliceCanton Police Department6.0 miFire stationUrsa Fire Protection District3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field UIN16 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL109 miInterstateI-1728.6 miUS highwayUS 61 Bus6.0 miAmtrakQuincy, IL QCY11 miCoachQuincy Public Transit HubGreyhound13 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 62376 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:36 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:24 am – 4:43 pm
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People1,276 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.8624 householdsMedian household income $57,778Median home value $178,000Median rent $858 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,837 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 705 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, construction 15%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 22 minutes85% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F39 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month May17 in of snow a year, on about 9 days22 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Canton L&d 20 station, 6 mi away; snow from Payson
Parks and public landsGreat River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.3 mi · 2,737 acresWakonda State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 1,040 acresSid Simpson State Parkstate park · 10.7 miQuincy National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.8 miWyaconda Crossing Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 147 acresMs Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.0 mi · 3,110 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025231 of 244 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Adams County monitors, IL
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterUrsaserves 626 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation482 ft147 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
