Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:41 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:41 am – 4:48 pm
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People51 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.116 householdsMedian household income $73,750Median home value $56,30088% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $680 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 9°F39 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 23 days16 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boone station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksSpring Lakelake · 7.8 miDon Williams Lakelake · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSnake Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 397 acresHarrier Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 miSpring Lake State Parkpark · 7.6 mi · 238 acresDon Williams Recreation Areapark · 7.7 mi · 580 acresLedges State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 1,191 acresRippey Accessstate recreation area · 12.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBoone County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025224 of 365 days measured139 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Polk County, IA, 38 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBoone Water Worksserves 12,704 people from groundwater under influence of surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: Epichlorohydrin, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,030 ft314 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreene County Medical Center12.9 miPost officeBeaver Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGrand Junction City Hall5.1 miPoliceOgden Police Department5.4 miFire stationGrand Junction Fire and Rescue Unit5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDes Moines Area Community College - Boone Campus13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD36 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM43 miInterstateI-3529 miUS highwayUS 301.3 miAmtrakCreston, IA CRN69 miCoachAmesJefferson Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50031 ZIP area.
