Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:32 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:13 am – 4:39 pm
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People1,318 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.7466 householdsMedian household income $65,000Median home value $110,900Median rent $533 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,797 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 523 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, manufacturing 16%, construction 7%Average commute 34 minutes92% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 7 days42 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hillsboro station, 13 mi away; snow from Mt Olive 1 E
Parks and public landsMiners Memorialpark · 9.7 miStauton Sportsman Clubnature preserve · 9.8 miCoffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 536 acresNature Preservestate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 87 acresGillespie Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 14.6 mi · 74 acresBeaver Dam State Parkstate park · 25.3 mi · 699 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 May 198315 mi away, near Pierron, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBond County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality52% of days had good air in 2025191 of 365 days measured170 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 260main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, IL, 20 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSorentoserves 429 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation589 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Memorial Hospital of Staunton10.9 miPost officeSorento Post Office1.1 miTown hallNew Douglas Village Community Center4.4 miPoliceMount Olive Police Department9.2 miFire stationShoal Creek Fire Protection District Station 11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport BLV34 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL45 miInterstateI-558.6 miUS highwayUS 4011 miAmtrakCarlinville, IL CRV26 miCoachTroy, IL (Pilot Travel Center at 820 Edwardsville Rd, Troy, IL)OurBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62086 ZIP area.