Local servicesHospitalFranciscan Health Rensselaer General Hospital11.7 miPost officeBrook Post Office1.2 miTown hallBrook Town Hall1.1 miPoliceMorocco Police Department7.3 miFire stationBrook - Iroquois Township Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF39 miMajor airportChicago Midway International Airport MDW66 miInterstateI-657.5 miUS highwayS US Hwy 415.6 miAmtrakRensselaer, IN REN11 miCoachRensselaer Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47922 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47922 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:17 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:10 am – 4:24 pm
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People1,347 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.3513 householdsMedian household income $59,427Median home value $106,100Median rent $1,092 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $863 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 650 employedMain industries: manufacturing 34%, construction 11%, education and health care 10%Average commute 28 minutes66% drive alone, 25% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F39 in of rain a yearwettest month June25 in of snow a year, on about 19 days23 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kentland station, 9 mi away; rain from Mount Ayr 1.6 Nne; snow from Rensselaer
Nearby landmarksRiverside Lakelake · 1.8 miCory Lakelake · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDonohue Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 77 acresCarlson Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 7.3 miHolley Savannastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 76 acresWillow Slough Fish And Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 9,699 acresBarnes (Bill) Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 243 acresNickle Plate Farms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 80 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNewton County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality42% of days had good air in 2025152 of 365 days measured198 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 219main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lake County, IN, 41 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBrook Water Utilityserves 986 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation655 ft200 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
