Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:51 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:42 am – 4:58 pm
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People1,381 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.1588 householdsMedian household income $65,385Median home value $122,900Median rent $729 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,695 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 670 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 18%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 23 minutes85% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 13°F33 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month May21 in of snow a year, on about 12 days24 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sidney 1sse station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsWaubonsie State Parkstate park · 2.5 mi · 1,884 acresDraper Bottoms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 517 acresMilitia Hollow Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 419 acresO.S. Wing Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.6 mi · 138 acresM U Payne Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 1,292 acresStar School Hill Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 112 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 17 Dec 200919 mi away, near Auburn, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 17 Dec 200919 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFremont County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025325 of 339 days measured14 moderate daysMedian index 19, worst day 64main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, NE, 32 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHamburg Water Supplyserves 890 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,062 ft324 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGeorge C Grape Community Hospitalunder a milePost officeHamburg Post Office1.5 miTown hallHamburg City Hall1.4 miPoliceFremont County Sheriff's Office8.4 miFire stationHamburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryMarnie Simons Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleHamburg Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegePeru State College11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA48 miInterstateI-291.7 miUS highwayUS 275under a mileAmtrakCreston, IA CRN74 miCoachShenandoahJefferson Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51640 ZIP area.
