Local servicesHospitalTrinity Regional Medical Center13.9 miPost officeSomers Post Office5.6 miTown hallManson City Hall6.2 miPoliceManson Police Department6.3 miFire stationKnierim Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIowa Central Community College13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD15 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM76 miUS highwayUS 20under a mileCoachFort DodgeJefferson Lines14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:40 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:44 am – 4:48 pm
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People83 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.531 householdsMedian household income $85,31384% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $700 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 8°F34 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month June32 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockwell City station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Twin Lakelake · 8.9 miSouth Twin Lakelake · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCounty Home Parkpark · 5.1 miTwin Lakes State Parkstate park · 8.7 miFeatherstone Memorial Parkpark · 8.6 miKalsow Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 160 acresSouth Twin Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 148 acresLizard Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 103 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 LowCalhoun County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 364 days measured92 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 134main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Palo Alto County, IA, 44 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterKnierim Water Supplyserves 53 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2024: Nitrite, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,174 ft358 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
