Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min6:18 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min8:08 am – 5:25 pm
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People1,645 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.7619 householdsMedian household income $64,375Median home value $152,600Median rent $758 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,270 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 720 employedMain industries: manufacturing 31%, education and health care 20%, construction 9%Average commute 24 minutes86% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F40 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June17 in of snow a year, on about 9 days13 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boswell 4wnw station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsMcclellan Tractstate conservation land · 5.2 miBrouillette (McGinnis) Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 65 acresFowler Highway Prairie Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 miGreenwood Ditch Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 6.4 miFowler Community Parkpark · 7.7 miPine Creek Bottoms Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 809 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202148 mi away, Illinois-Indiana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202148 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBenton County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025244 of 347 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tippecanoe County, IN, 20 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOxford Water Utilityserves 1,200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation718 ft219 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Williamsport Hospital16.5 miPost officeOxford Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOxford Town Hallunder a milePoliceBenton County Sheriff's Department7.6 miFire stationOxford - Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF17 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND75 miInterstateI-6514 miUS highwayUS 521.2 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LAF19 miCoachLafayette, IN (Purdue University- Wiley Dining Court EAST - on Russell St. Address is 401 N. Russell St, approximately)OurBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47971 ZIP area.
