Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:41 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:53 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month December: highs 68°F, lows 45°F16 in of rain a year, on about 22 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare65 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, San Gabriel Fire Dept station, 9 mi away
Earthquakes1,652 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970224 of magnitude 4+, 25 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199430 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Sep 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighLos Angeles County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality11% of days had good air in 202539 of 365 days measured228 moderate, 66 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 32 unhealthy daysMedian index 74, worst day 201main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Los Angeles County monitors, CA
Drinking waterDowney - City, Water Dept.serves 110,556 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation133 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPIH Health Downey Hospital1.6 miPost officeNorth Downey Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDowney City Hall1.2 miPoliceDowney City Police Department1.2 miFire stationCity of Downey Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools11 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 3 otherElementaryGallatin Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryPrice Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryUnsworth Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeAdvanced College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLong Beach International Airport LGB9.8 miInterstateI-5under a mileUS highwayUS 1018.0 miAmtrakUnion Station LAX9.7 miRailCommerceMetrolink2.8 miCoachDowney Stonewood CenterFlixBus1.5 miTransit86 stops within a mileMetro, Downey TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 90239 ZIP area.
