Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:32 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:36 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F36 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 27 days15 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waterloo Muni Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Northern Iowacollege · 1.7 miDeadmans Islandisland · 1.7 miBig Woods Lakelake · 2.9 miAlice Wyth Lakelake · 3.2 miGeorge Wyth State Park-Campgroundcampground · 4.1 miPrairie Lakesreservoir · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Wyth State Parkstate park · 2.7 miRobinson-Dresser Sports Complexpark · under a mileRoger Birdsall Memorial Parkpark · under a mileFall's Accessstate recreation area · 2.9 mi · 300 acresHartman Bluff State Preservestate conservation land · 3.7 miWalnut Bend Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 244 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 LowBlack Hawk County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: 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, Black Hawk County monitors, IA
Drinking waterCedar Falls Municipal Water Utilitiesserves 40,713 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation984 ft300 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSartori Memorial Hospital1.4 miPost officeCedar Falls Post Office1.9 miTown hallCedar Falls City Hall2.0 miPoliceCedar Falls Police Department2.0 miFire stationCedar Falls Fire Department Station 12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleHolmes Junior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryHansen Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighCedar Falls High School1.3 miCollegeUniversity of Northern Iowa1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaterloo Regional Airport ALO4.7 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM91 miInterstateI-3809.2 miUS highwayUS 2183.1 miCoachWaterloo (Love's)Jefferson Lines6.4 miTransit3 stops within a mileMET TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50614 ZIP area.
