Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:32 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:07 am – 4:38 pm
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People384 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.1177 householdsMedian household income $80,288Median home value $120,100Median rent $614 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,433 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 161 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, farming, forestry and mining 22%, construction 12%Average commute 38 minutes70% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, German or Dutch 20%Source: 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 year, on about 75 dayswettest month April13 in of snow a year, on about 9 days43 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton 2 N station, 10 mi away; rain from Mcleansboro
Parks and public landsTen Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 3,186 acresKarcher's Post Oak Woods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 12.9 miShawnee National Forestnational forest · 25.5 mi · 273,666 acresShawnee Purchase Unitnational forest · 33.7 mi · 7,712 acresKinkaid Lake Purchase Unitnational forest · 44.4 mi · 1,243 acresMiddle Mississippi Purchase Unitnational forest · 56.5 mi · 3,877 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 29 Jun 198428 mi away, near Harrisburg, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Dec 202324 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHamilton County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: 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, Hamilton County monitors, IL
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMacedoniaserves 155 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation475 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin Hospital10.4 miPost officeMacedonia Post Office1.6 miFire stationEwing - Northern Fire Protection District Station 23.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRend Lake College11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA25 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL101 miInterstateI-5710 miUS highwayUS 4522 miAmtrakDu Quoin, IL DQN28 miCoachMt. Vernon IL (MVI)Greyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62860 ZIP area.
