Local servicesHospitalDukes Memorial Hospital7.8 miPost officeBunker Hill Post Office3.2 miTown hallWalton Town Hall4.2 miPoliceGalveston Police Department6.0 miFire stationGrissom Air Reserve Base Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIvy Tech Community College - Kokomo11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF44 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND66 miInterstateI-6932 miUS highwayS US Hwy 313.0 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LAF42 miCoachPeruMiller Transportation8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 46971 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min6:13 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min8:05 am – 5:20 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 17°F41 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June25 in of snow a year, on about 17 days12 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Young America station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksPlothrow Pondlake · 6.0 miRock Islandisland · 8.6 miMississinewa Riverriver · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest City Parkpark · 6.6 miMaconaquah Parkpark · 7.7 miPeoria Public Fishing Sitestate recreation area · 11.4 miReservoir Park Boat Launchstate recreation area · 13.0 miMississinewa Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.6 mi · 15,067 acresAsherwood Nature Preservestate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 61 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 30 Dec 201021 mi away, near Greentown, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 30 Dec 201021 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMiami County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025241 of 362 days measured118 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Howard County, IN, 12 mi away
Drinking waterPeru Water Departmentserves 11,417 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation794 ft242 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
