Piasa TownshipIL
A town of 3,016.
Is Piasa Township a good place to live?
Piasa Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $169K for a typical one, or 2.1 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 318th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. Only 51 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability.
97% of working residents leave Piasa Township for work
Where Piasa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Piasa Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Piasa Township is from typical.
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Moving to Piasa Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Piasa Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Piasa Township.
Most working residents commute out of Piasa Township
Piasa Township has 223 jobs for its 1,520 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Piasa Township for work: only 3% work in town. Piasa Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Piasa Township has added 75 jobs, to 223 in 2023.
| Piasa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Piasa Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Piasa Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Piasa Township’s July high is 88°F, above both Illinois’ towns (84°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Piasa Township ranks healthier than 62% of the country’s towns
Piasa Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of adults binge drink in Piasa Township.
| Piasa Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Piasa Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Piasa Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Piasa Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cahokia and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Piasa Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi State parkCahokia
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaThe Dome at America's Center
9 mi Ancient sitePiasa
28 mi Stadium & arenaBusch Stadium
28 mi National ParkGateway Arch National Park2.2M visitors a year
27 mi LandmarkMonks MoundPhoto credits
Cahokia: Thank You (24 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 · The Dome at America's Center: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Piasa: Burfalcy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Busch Stadium: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0 · Gateway Arch National Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monks Mound: Skubasteve834, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Piasa Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Piasa Township
About 4 of every 100 Piasa Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Piasa Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Piasa is an unincorporated community in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Piasa is located on Illinois Route 16 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Shipman. Piasa has a post office with ZIP code 62079.
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- Elevation
- 594 ft
- ZIP code
- 62079
Piasa Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Piasa Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piasa Township | #318 | B+ | A− | — | B | B |
| Mississippi Township | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| Brighton Township | #216 | A− | A− | — | B | B |
| Godfrey | #530 | C+ | B | — | D | B+ |
| Fidelity Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mississippi Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Piasa Township, Mississippi Township, Brighton Township and Godfrey report no FBI crime data of their own. Fidelity Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Piasa Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Piasa Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Piasa Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Piasa Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #318 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Piasa Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.