Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:33 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:39 am – 4:41 pm
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People63 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.543 householdsMedian household income $23,125Median home value $69,400Median rent $575 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $569 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 8°F38 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month June32 in of snow a year, on about 22 days12 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hampton station, 10 mi away; snow from Parkersburg
Parks and public landsWest Fork Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 115 acresSouth Fork Park (Dumont Pond)park · 6.6 miWKW Conservation Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 52 acresBeed's Lake State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 289 acresBeeds Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 miBig Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 6,029 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 LowButler County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025195 of 365 days measured168 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 158main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Black Hawk County, IA, 45 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIa Regional Utilities Assoc (waverly)serves 37,820 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,044 ft318 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranklin General Hospital10.0 miPost officeAredale Post Office1.5 miTown hallDumont City Hall6.7 miFire stationAredale Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMason City Municipal Airport MCW27 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM95 miInterstateI-3516 miUS highwayUS 659.8 miCoachLatimer (Dudley's Corner)Jefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50605 ZIP area.
