Local servicesHospitalSSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Mount Vernon8.2 miPost officeWaltonville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBonnie Village Hall7.5 miPoliceMount Vernon Police Department9.4 miFire stationWaltonville Fire Protection Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryWaltonville Grade Schoolunder a mileHighWaltonville High Schoolunder a mileCollegeRend Lake College8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA32 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL81 miInterstateI-577.0 miUS highwayUS 5110 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN18 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound8.5 miTransit1 stop within a mileSouth Central Transit (SCT)Sources: 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 min5:33 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:09 am – 4:39 pm
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People782 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.8345 householdsMedian household income $83,563Median home value $121,900Median rent $671 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,954 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 440 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 17%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 23 minutes76% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days35 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rend Lake Dam station, 12 mi away; snow from Waltonville
Nearby landmarksWaltonville Lakelake · under a mileEast Lake Impoundmentlake · 1.2 miAuxiliary Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miRaw Water Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miRend Lake Collegecollege · 8.5 miArchway RV Parkcampground · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 717 acresLincoln Parkrecreation area · 8.0 miVeterans Memorial Parkpark · 9.2 miKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 35.1 mi · 1,243 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 37.4 mi · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 45.1 mi · 7,712 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198348 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 20233 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL41% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWaltonvilleserves 1,901 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation465 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
