Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:32 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:09 am – 4:39 pm
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People1,968 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.7769 householdsMedian household income $74,297Median home value $158,800Median rent $910 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,658 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 912 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 15%, retail 14%Average commute 24 minutes82% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F45 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 9 days33 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Iuka 12 Sw station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsLincoln Parkrecreation area · 7.7 miVeterans Memorial Parkpark · 7.9 miMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 717 acresDevil's Prop State Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.2 miKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 41.5 mi · 1,243 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 47.2 mi · 273,666 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198340 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 20238 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, 34 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWoodlawnserves 3,587 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation542 ft165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDeaconess Illinois Crossroads Hospital7.2 miPost officeWoodlawn Post Office2.1 miTown hallIrvington Village Hall8.2 miPoliceAshley Police Department7.4 miFire stationWoodlawn Fire Protection District2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighWoodlawn Community High School1.8 miCollegeCrisp Technology Center12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA42 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL76 miInterstateI-641.3 miUS highwayUS 516.5 miAmtrakCentralia, IL CEN13 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound6.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62898 ZIP area.
