Local servicesHospitalUnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Hospital12.3 miPost officeAtalissa Post Office1.2 miTown hallAtalissa City Hall1.2 miPoliceWest Liberty Police Department4.8 miFire stationAtalissa Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMuscatine Community College12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportThe Eastern Iowa Airport CID35 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM128 miInterstateI-804.1 miUS highwayUS 64.1 miAmtrakMount Pleasant, IA MTP47 miCoachIowa CityJefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52720 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52720 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:30 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:28 am – 4:37 pm
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People964 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.4410 householdsMedian household income $73,571Median home value $275,800Median rent $775 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,938 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 462 employedMain industries: construction 24%, manufacturing 20%, education and health care 12%Average commute 33 minutes86% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 14°F38 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June29 in of snow a year, on about 20 days18 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Muscatine 2n station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksWiese Sloughreservoir · 3.3 miLindle Lakelake · 6.2 miKoch Lakelake · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWiese Slough Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 1,871 acresDutton Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.1 miWapsie Parkpark · 4.1 miRock Creek Island State Preservestate conservation land · 6.0 miCedar Bottoms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 1,643 acresHerbert Hoover National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.5 mi · 182 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMuscatine County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025241 of 365 days measured122 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Muscatine County monitors, IA
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAtalissa Municipal Water Supplyserves 296 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation712 ft217 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
