Local servicesHospitalCarlinville Area Hospital10.7 miPost officeWaggoner Post Office2.7 miTown hallRaymond Village Hall7.2 miPoliceGirard Police Department7.3 miFire stationFarmersville - Waggoner Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI34 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL56 miInterstateI-559.1 miUS highwayUS 3626 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62572 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62572 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:32 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:15 am – 4:38 pm
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People486 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.6186 householdsMedian household income $90,714Median home value $201,900Median rent $675 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,028 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting17.4% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 238 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 30%, education and health care 14%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 30 minutes59% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Russian or other Slavic 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 68 dayswettest month April17 in of snow a year, on about 8 days27 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carlinville station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSchoper Lakelake · 4.8 miCoops Moundpeak · 5.4 miFivemile Lakelake · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOak Leaf Country Clubnature preserve · 7.9 miGillespie Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 74 acresGoode's Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 14.1 miBeaver Dam State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 699 acresGateway Arch National Parknational park · 56.9 mi · 85 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198341 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202624 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontgomery County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025334 of 364 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macoupin County, IL, 14 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWaggonerserves 186 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation637 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
