Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:37 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:07 am – 4:43 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cairo 3n station, 9 mi away; snow from Grand Chain Dam 53
Nearby landmarksLake Milliganlake · under a mileDogtooth Bend Moundspeak · under a mileGrand Lakelake · 2.1 miPrice Towhead (historical)island · 2.1 miThompson Towheadisland · 2.6 miBrooks Pointcape · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHorseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 8,410 acresMound City National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.7 miDelaney (Robert G.) Lake Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 165 acresSand Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 198 acresSt Marys Parkpark · 9.3 miCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.9 mi · 16,728 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199016 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202547 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAlexander County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 34 mi away
Drinking waterSouthwater INCserves 2,185 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation325 ft99 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center18.7 miPost officeOlive Branch Post Office6.6 miPoliceMounds Police Department7.9 miFire stationHorseshoe Lake Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI17 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL129 miInterstateI-577.7 miUS highwayUS 517.7 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL45 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62962 ZIP area.
