Local servicesHospitalOttumwa Regional Health and Medical Center8.3 miPost officeChillicothe Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEddyville City Hall7.5 miPoliceWapello County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationEddyville Volunteer Fire Department7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIndian Hills Community College7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDes Moines International Airport DSM66 miUS highwayUS 631.0 miAmtrakOttumwa, IA OTM7.6 miCoachOttumwa Bus StopGreyhound7.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52548 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52548 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:37 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:31 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People50 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.525 householdsMedian household income $68,750Median home value $82,50092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,071 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 14°F37 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month June24 in of snow a year, on about 17 days19 days above 90°F, 131 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ottumwa Industrial Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksIndian Hills Community Collegecollege · 7.6 miTurkey Islandisland · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Bluff Parkpark · 3.5 miOttumwa Municipal Golf Courserecreation area · 5.7 mi · 156 acresHardfish Accessstate recreation area · 7.9 miLake Keomah State Parkstate park · 13.6 mi · 376 acresCliffland Accessstate recreation area · 12.9 miBluff Creek OHV Areastate recreation area · 13.6 mi · 351 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 LowWapello County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 364 days measured126 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Van Buren County, IA, 38 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOttumwa Water Worksserves 25,529 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation694 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
