Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:46 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:44 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F34 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 19 days19 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harlan station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest Fork West Nishnabotna Riverriver · under a mileIowa Western Community College - Shelby County Centercollege · 2.2 miLittle George Lakelake · 1.7 miPrairie Rose Lakelake · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJj Jensen Parkpark · 1.0 miPioneer Parkpark · 1.6 miPrairie Rose State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 728 acresDinesen Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · 4.0 miV&w Petersen Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 453 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowShelby County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025253 of 365 days measured111 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, IA, 44 mi away
Drinking waterHarlan Municipal Utilitiesserves 5,067 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,222 ft372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMyrtue Medical Center1.5 miPost officeHarlan Post Office1.2 miTown hallHarlan City Hall1.3 miPoliceHarlan Police Department1.3 miFire stationHarlan Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolShelby County Catholic School1.8 miCollegeIowa Western Community College - Shelby County Center2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA39 miInterstateI-8012 miUS highwayUS 592.2 miAmtrakCreston, IA CRN64 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51593 ZIP area.
