Local servicesHospitalVan Buren County Hospital7.7 miPost officeKeosauqua Post Office7.4 miTown hallKeosauqua City Hall7.3 miPoliceVan Buren County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationCantril Volunteer Fire Department7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport BRL43 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM110 miUS highwayUS 13612 miAmtrakMount Pleasant, IA MTP31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52573 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52573 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:37 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:27 am – 4:43 pm
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People155 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.763 householdsMedian home value $112,50089% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,250 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 14°F40 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May23 in of snow a year, on about 12 days32 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Keosauqua station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksFox Riverriver · 1.1 miIndian Lakelake · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFox River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 739 acresHeath (Charlie) Memorial Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 1,650 acresLacey-Keosauqua State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 1,517 acresLake Sugema Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 1,467 acresDaughrity Timberpark · 5.2 mi · 83 acresDe Voss-Foster Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 330 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 LowVan Buren County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 364 days measured126 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Van Buren County monitors, IA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterRathbun Regional Water Assn (rathbun)serves 33,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation722 ft220 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
