Local servicesHospitalCrossing Rivers Health Medical Center11.6 miPost officeHarpers Ferry Post Office3.2 miTown hallHarpers Ferry City Hall3.3 miPolicePrairie du Chien Police Department8.9 miFire stationHarpers Ferry Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLa Crosse Regional Airport LSE49 miUS highwayUS 189.1 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LSE46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52146 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52146 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:25 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:33 am – 4:32 pm
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People752 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.1419 householdsMedian household income $61,750Median home value $234,700Median rent $643 a month96% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,927 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 286 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, construction 14%Average commute 32 minutes74% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 10°F37 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 20 days8 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lynxville Dam 9 station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.4 mi · 135 acresNobles Island Accessstate recreation area · 1.8 miWaukon Junction Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 196 acresEffigy Mounds National Monumentnational monument · 5.4 mi · 2,460 acresMississippi River Accessstate recreation area · 3.5 miBluffview Parkpark · 3.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAllamakee County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025246 of 358 days measured109 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grant County, WI, 33 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWaukon Water Departmentserves 3,827 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation823 ft251 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
