Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:23 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:22 am – 4:30 pm
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People248 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 20.043 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 14°F41 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 17 days11 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon 1w station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksOlsens Lakelake · 4.8 miGap Grove (historical)woods · 4.6 miRock Riverreservoir · 5.7 miSauk Valley Community Collegecollege · 6.7 miThe Pineswoods · 7.6 miLost Lakelake · 9.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLowell Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 196 acresMeadows Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 79 acresCastle Rock State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 2,008 acresWhite Pines Forest State Parkstate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 389 acresLowden-Miller State Foreststate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 2,347 acresLowden State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 204 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200446 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOgle County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025244 of 355 days measured105 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 169main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Winnebago County, IL, 36 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRochelleserves 9,446 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation793 ft242 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKatherine Shaw Bethea Hospital5.8 miPost officeWoosung Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPolo City Hall5.5 miPolicePolo Police Department5.5 miFire stationDixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 15.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSauk Valley Community College6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD31 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD85 miInterstateI-887.3 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakMendota, IL MDT33 miCoachDixon Reagan Transit CenterGreyhound8.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61091 ZIP area.
