Local servicesHospitalKossuth Regional Health Center9.3 miPost officeLu Verne Post Office3.4 miTown hallLu Verne City Hall3.4 miFire stationLu Verne Volunteer Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD28 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM101 miInterstateI-3538 miUS highwayUS 1697.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50560 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50560 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:37 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:44 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People722 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.7263 householdsMedian household income $66,172Median home value $77,300Median rent $781 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $685 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.5% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 321 employedMain industries: manufacturing 18%, retail 14%, education and health care 12%Average commute 24 minutes86% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 6°F34 in of rain a year, on about 63 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 25 days10 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Algona station, 10 mi away; snow from Kanawha
Parks and public landsEast Fork DSM River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 116 acresAmbrose A. Call State Parkstate park · 9.6 mi · 128 acresLotts Creekpark · 7.5 miSouth Parkpark · 9.9 miStinson Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · 12.8 miUnion Slough National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.1 mi · 2,834 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 LowKossuth 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, 30 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLu Verne Water Supplyserves 258 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,142 ft348 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
