Local servicesHospitalBluffton Regional Medical Center9.2 miPost officePetroleum Post Office1.5 miTown hallMontpelier City Hall6.3 miPoliceMontpelier Police Department6.3 miFire stationNottingham Township Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Wayne International Airport FWA26 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND85 miInterstateI-6916 miUS highwayUS 2711 miAmtrakWaterloo, IN WTI58 miCoachBerneBarons Bus Lines12 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 46759 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min6:10 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min8:00 am – 5:16 pm
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People381 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.1139 householdsMedian household income $57,875Median home value $200,00078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $512 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate81% of adults are in the labour force, 219 employedMain industries: education and health care 16%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, finance, insurance and real estate 15%Average commute 20 minutes85% drive alone, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, German or Dutch 11%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 19°F42 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June32 in of snow a year, on about 31 days13 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartford City 4 Ese station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksLoew Lakelake · 4.9 miLake Blue Waterlake · 5.4 miTwin Hillspeak · 7.1 miOuabache State Park Campgroundcampground · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOuabache State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 1,058 acresMontpelier Community Parkpark · 6.7 miBluffton Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 65 acresQuabache Flatwoods Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.8 miLimberlost State Historic Sitestate historic site · 11.5 miDeam Oak Monumentstate historic site · 12.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 12 Jul 198643 mi away, near Saint Marys, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 30 Dec 201041 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWells County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively LowStrong wind Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 365 days measured127 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Delaware County, IN, 28 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBluffton Utilities Water Deptserves 10,298 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation871 ft265 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
