Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:32 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:08 am – 4:38 pm
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People1,798 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.1318 householdsMedian household income $65,500Median home value $103,300Median rent $536 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,480 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.1% unemployment rate23% of adults are in the labour force, 337 employedMain industries: education and health care 16%, retail 15%, transport, warehousing and utilities 15%Average commute 17 minutes91% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month May8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days43 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton 2 N station, 9 mi away; rain from Belle Rive 1.7 Nne; snow from Waltonville
Nearby landmarksRend Lake Collegecollege · 3.7 miRend Lakelake · 6.5 miWebbs Hillpeak · 5.8 miLake Bentonlake · 7.3 miMine Number 21 Reservoirreservoir · 6.5 miLowry Hillpeak · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMt. Vernon Game Propagation Centerstate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 717 acresGolf Courserecreation area · 6.1 mi · 172 acresTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 2,754 acresKarcher's Post Oak Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 13.3 miShawnee National Forestnational forest · 32.4 mi · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 40.3 mi · 7,712 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 29 Jun 198438 mi away, near Harrisburg, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202314 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, 18 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBig Muddy River Ccserves 1,771 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation436 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Hospital10.3 miPost officeIna Post Office2.7 miTown hallIna City Hall2.7 miFire stationJefferson Fire Protection District Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRend Lake College3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA29 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL92 miInterstateI-573.2 miUS highwayUS 5120 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN23 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62846 ZIP area.
