Local servicesHospitalSanford Canton - Inwood Medical Center Hospital5.0 miPost officeInwood Post Office1.3 miTown hallInwood City Hall1.3 miPoliceCanton Police Department6.6 miFire stationInwood Community Fire and Rescue1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolInwood Christian School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD24 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA142 miInterstateI-22919 miUS highwayUS 181.5 miCoachSioux FallsJefferson Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51240 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:45 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:54 am – 4:53 pm
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People1,842 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.5642 householdsMedian household income $80,948Median home value $193,600Median rent $1,167 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,182 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 877 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 15%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 23 minutes76% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 2%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 6°F28 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 20 days15 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Canton station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Pahojalake · 5.1 miCanton Moundspeak · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Sioux River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 1,386 acresLake Pahoja Recreation Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 280 acresKlondike Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 miFishstate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 229 acresKennedy Parkpark · 6.1 miNewton Hillsstate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 985 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 11 Jul 198250 mi away, near Egan, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLyon County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured66 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Minnehaha County, SD, 30 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterInwood Water Supplyserves 928 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,443 ft440 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
