Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:40 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:37 am – 4:47 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 14°F37 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month June37 in of snow a year, on about 25 days22 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Des Moines Intl Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMercy College of Health Sciencescollege · 1.2 miRaccoon Riverriver · under a mileGrand View Universitycollege · 2.1 miDean Lakelake · 1.3 miBoatman Islandisland · 1.3 miGrays Lakelake · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFallen Officer's Memorialhistoric site · under a mileMartin Luther King Jr Trailpark · under a mileStrasser Woods State Preservestate conservation land · 3.2 miMargo Frankel Woods State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 133 acresSaylorville Lakerecreation area · 4.9 mi · 86 acresGay Lea Wilson Trailstate recreation area · 5.7 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 ModeratePolk County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighHeat wave 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, Polk County monitors, IA
Drinking waterDes Moines Water Worksserves 246,055 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation887 ft270 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIowa Lutheran Hospitalunder a milePost officeDes Moines Post Office1.0 miTown hallDes Moines City Hallunder a milePoliceDes Moines Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDes Moines Fire and Rescue Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 4 otherHighEast High Schoolunder a mileElementaryCapitol View Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryCarver Community Schoolunder a mileCollegeMercy College of Health Sciences1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDes Moines International Airport DSM4.8 miInterstateI-235under a mileUS highwayUS 69under a mileAmtrakOsceola, IA OSC39 miCoachDes MoinesJefferson Lines1.3 miTransit86 stops within a mileDes Moines Area Regional Transit (DART)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50319 ZIP area.
