Local servicesHospitalTrinity Regional Medical Center11.1 miPost officeBurnside Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLehigh Municipal Building2.8 miPoliceDayton Police Department6.1 miFire stationLehigh Fire Department and Rescue2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleSoutheast Valley Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeIowa Central Community College11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD15 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM61 miInterstateI-3528 miUS highwayUS 1695.4 miCoachFort DodgeJefferson Lines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50521 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50521 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:39 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:42 am – 4:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3 residentsin the ZIP code area3 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 7°F35 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 21 days11 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Dodge 5nnw station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksBrushy Creek Lakelake · 7.0 miBoone Riverriver · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDolliver Memorial State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 614 acresBrushy Creek State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.6 mi · 6,189 acresDeception Hollow Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 miWoodman Hollow State Preservestate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 65 acresBrushy Creek State Preservestate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 228 acresLake Ole Parkpark · 6.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWebster County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025109 of 184 days measured71 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 165main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Webster County monitors, IA
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 2019-2023
Drinking waterFort Dodge Water Supplyserves 25,874 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
Elevation1,127 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
