Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:39 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:40 am – 4:46 pm
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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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksDes Moines Area Community College - Boone Campuscollege · 3.0 miLost Lakelake · 7.7 miDon Williams Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHerman Parkpark · 3.0 miLittle League Parkrecreation area · 3.0 miLedges State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 1,191 acresSaylorville Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 185 acresMccoy Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 438 acresLedges Research Stationstate conservation land · 7.4 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, 31 mi away
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 serving the town
Elevation1,153 ft351 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone County Hospital2.5 miPost officeBoone Post Office2.2 miTown hallBoone City Hall2.1 miPoliceBoone Police Department2.3 miFire stationBoone Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSacred Heart School1.9 miCollegeDes Moines Area Community College - Boone Campus3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD37 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM39 miInterstateI-3515 miUS highwayUS 304.3 miAmtrakOsceola, IA OSC73 miCoachAmesJefferson Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50037 ZIP area.
