Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Williamsport Hospital16.1 miPost officeOxford Post Office2.2 miTown hallOxford Town Hall2.2 miPoliceOtterbein Town Police Department6.2 miFire stationOxford - Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF16 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND73 miInterstateI-6514 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station LAF18 miCoachLafayette, IN (Purdue University- Wiley Dining Court EAST - on Russell St. Address is 401 N. Russell St, approximately)OurBus16 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 47986 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min6:18 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min8:08 am – 5:25 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 16°F40 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June19 in of snow a year, on about 14 days17 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Lafayette 6 Nw station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksPurdue University Pondlake · 9.3 miDavis Pondlake · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreenwood Ditch Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 6.7 miMcclellan Tractstate conservation land · 6.8 miBrouillette (McGinnis) Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 65 acresFowler Highway Prairie Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 miPine Creek Bottoms Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 809 acresRoss Camp and Ross Hillsstate recreation area · 9.9 mi · 351 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 202147 mi away, Illinois-Indiana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 17 Jun 202147 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, 19 mi away
Drinking waterFowler Water Worksserves 2,342 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
Elevation699 ft213 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
