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State or areaIllinois
ZIP code62805
Telephone code618
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:33 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:08 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month April10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days43 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 41° / 25°FJFebruary: 44° / 28°FFMarch: 55° / 37°FMApril: 67° / 46°FAMay: 76° / 56°FMJune: 85° / 64°FJJuly: 88° / 68°FJAugust: 87° / 66°FASeptember: 81° / 58°FSOctober: 68° / 47°FONovember: 55° / 37°FNDecember: 44° / 28°FD90°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton 2 N station, 3 mi away; rain from Rend Lake Dam; snow from Plumfield
Nearby landmarksGreen Riverriver · 6.0 miLake Moseslake · 4.0 miBrowning Hillpeak · 3.3 miTurkey Knobpeak · 3.4 miLake Hamiltonlake · 4.4 miBuckner Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBenton City Parkpark · under a mile · 98 acresGolf Courserecreation area · 5.4 mi · 172 acresCampbell Pond State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 529 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.1 mi · 45,487 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 21.8 mi · 273,666 acresLake Murphysboro State Parkstate park · 27.5 mi · 948 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 5 Feb 199445 mi away, near Dongola, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202319 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong 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, 23 mi away
Drinking waterWest Frankfortserves 8,650 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation442 ft135 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Hospital1.6 miPost officeBenton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWest City Village Hallunder a milePoliceWest City Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWest City Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighBenton Consolidated High School1.5 miSchoolKMC 801 BD Center1.8 miElementaryBenton Grade School K - 41.9 miCollegeRend Lake College9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA17 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL93 miInterstateI-57under a mileUS highwayUS 5116 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN16 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound22 miTransit2 stops within a mileSouth Central Transit (SCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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