Is Zion safe? United States travel risk
Is Zion safe right now? Checked 24 October 2026
Zion scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Zion scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Zion: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 38 is higher than 38% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Illinois territory, Zion is established at 42.4603° N, 87.8511° W. It lies 994.5 km ESE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Chicago.
Illinois
42.4603° N, 87.8511° W
198 m
America/Chicago
24,466
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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