Local servicesHospitalMyrtue Medical Center8.6 miPost officeIrwin Post Office4.8 miTown hallIrwin City Hall4.8 miPoliceHarlan Police Department8.0 miFire stationKirkman Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIowa Western Community College - Shelby County Center9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA46 miInterstateI-8016 miUS highwayUS 598.3 miAmtrakCreston, IA CRN63 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 51447 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:46 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:44 am – 4:53 pm
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People132 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.362 householdsMedian household income $114,643Median home value $242,900Median rent $1,125 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages56% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest Fork West Nishnabotna Riverriver · 7.1 miPrairie Rose Lakelake · 8.2 miIowa Western Community College - Shelby County Centercollege · 9.4 miLittle George Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDinesen Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · 4.5 miPrairie Rose State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 728 acresRosman Glendale Farm Rec. Areapark · 6.8 mi · 70 acresJj Jensen Parkpark · 7.3 miV&w Petersen Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 453 acresLake Anita State Parkstate park · 29.1 mi · 934 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, 48 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription94% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHarlan Municipal Utilitiesserves 5,067 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,375 ft419 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
