Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:31 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:13 am – 4:37 pm
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People1,107 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.5457 householdsMedian household income $60,644Median home value $73,000Median rent $578 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,297 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 462 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, construction 15%Average commute 29 minutes82% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days42 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hillsboro station, 9 mi away; snow from Morrisonville
Nearby landmarksShoal Creek Watershed Impoundment Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miLake Glenn Shoalslake · 6.5 miBald Knobpeak · 6.3 miLake Hillsborolake · 7.9 miBig Four Reservoir (historical)reservoir · 8.0 miCress Hillpeak · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMemorial Parkpark · 5.2 miHillsboro Sports Complexrecreation area · 8.1 mi · 55 acresCoffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 536 acresRamsey Lake State Recreation Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 1,759 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198335 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202611 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLitchfieldserves 6,648 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique35 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation664 ft202 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillsboro Area Hospital9.3 miPost officeWitt Post Office1.1 miTown hallIrving Village Hall3.7 miPoliceNokomis Police Department5.4 miFire stationWitt Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI45 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL64 miInterstateI-5516 miUS highwayUS 5113 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62094 ZIP area.
