Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:31 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:29 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 15°F36 in of rain a year, on about 63 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 14 days19 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Iowa City Muni Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Iowa City
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Iowacollege · 1.8 miKirkwood Community College - Iowa City Campuscollege · 1.9 miLake Macbride State Park South Campgroundcampground · 8.5 miHerbert Hoover National Historic Site Visitor Centervisitor center · 8.6 miSand Hillpeak · 8.0 miLake Macbride State Park - North Campgroundcampground · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHickory Hill Parkpark · within reach · 185 acresTerrel Mill Parkpark · 1.1 miHawkeye Softball Complex/Cretzmeyer Trackstate recreation area · 2.6 miCoralville Bike Trailstate recreation area · 4.6 miLake Macbride State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 2,009 acresHoover Nature Trailstate recreation area · 7.1 mi · 123 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateJohnson County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured105 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 159main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Johnson County monitors, IA
Drinking waterIowa City Water Departmentserves 68,753 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation706 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown1.0 miPost officeIowa City Post Office2.4 miTown hallIowa City Hall1.2 miPoliceIowa City Police Department1.2 miFire stationIowa City Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolRegina Catholic Education Centerunder a mileElementaryHorace Mann Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryBohumil Shimek Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Iowa1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportThe Eastern Iowa Airport CID18 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM111 miInterstateI-801.6 miUS highwayUS 61.7 miAmtrakMount Pleasant, IA MTP49 miCoachIowa CityJefferson Lines1.6 miTransit42 stops within a mileIowa City Transit (ICT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52244 ZIP area.
