Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min6:19 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min8:01 am – 5:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month June18 in of snow a year, on about 12 days21 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bloomington Indiana Univ station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsNancy Ralston Forest Preservestate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 100 acresDanny Smith Memorial Parkpark · 1.2 miScarlet Oak Woodsstate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 59 acresGriffy Lake Nature Preservestate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 944 acresFerguson Propertystate recreation area · 3.6 miCascades Golf Coursestate recreation area · 4.1 mi · 212 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Jul 198432 mi away, near Middlebury, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 14 Apr 200040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMonroe County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monroe County monitors, IN
Drinking waterCity of Bloomington Utilitiesserves 83,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation696 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIU Health Bloomington Hospital4.1 miPost officeUnionville Post Office2.7 miTown hallBloomington Township Office5.4 miPoliceIndiana University Police Department4.7 miFire stationBenton Township Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIndiana University Bloomington5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIndianapolis International Airport IND35 miInterstateI-693.7 miUS highwayUS 23116 miAmtrakIndianapolis, IN IND40 miCoachBloomington, IN (E. Third Street in front of Forest Quadrangle)OurBus5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47490 ZIP area.
