Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:27 am – 8:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:03 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F50 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days38 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Princeton 1 W station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksSand Hillpeak · under a mileWhite Riverriver · 6.7 miLake Gibsonlake · 6.1 miBald Hillpeak · 5.3 miPatoka Riverriver · 6.4 miKellys Ripplerapids · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJack Bishop Parkpark · 3.0 miGibson Lake Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.6 mi · 2,908 acresGibson County Fairgroundsrecreation area · 3.7 miGibson Lake Wildlife Habitatstate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 104 acresTern Bar Sloughstate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 843 acresPatoka River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.1 mi · 9,851 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200815 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202622 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGibson County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025217 of 365 days measured148 moderate daysMedian index 47, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Vanderburgh County, IN, 23 mi away
Drinking waterPrinceton Water Departmentserves 10,875 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation400 ft122 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGibson General Hospital3.4 miPost officePrinceton Post Office4.6 miTown hallPrinceton City Hall4.4 miPolicePrinceton Police Department4.4 miFire stationPrinceton Fire Territory Station 22.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIllinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV23 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF105 miInterstateI-6413 miUS highwayUS 412.9 miAmtrakEffingham, IL EFG72 miCoachEvansville IN (EVN)Greyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47647 ZIP area.
