Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:30 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:38 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 6°F41 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days8 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Hampton station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Wapsipinicon Riverriver · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWapsie Access Areapark · 2.9 mi · 80 acresNorth Wapsi Accesspark · 3.4 miWapsi Flats Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 536 acresElma Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 154 acresUpper Wapsi Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 557 acresLake Louise State Parkstate park · 28.4 mi · 851 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 LowChickasaw County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025195 of 365 days measured168 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 158main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Black Hawk County, IA, 45 mi away
Drinking waterNew Hampton Water Supplyserves 3,494 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,139 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Medical Center New Hampton6.0 miPost officeAlta Vista Post Office5.7 miTown hallAlta Vista City Hall5.6 miPoliceChickasaw County Sheriff's Office6.3 miFire stationNorth Washington Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaterloo Regional Airport ALO39 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM127 miUS highwayUS 634.9 miAmtrakWinona, MN WIN75 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50661 ZIP area.
