Local servicesHospitalBurgess Health Medical Center21.7 miPost officeOto Post Office1.8 miTown hallOto City Hall1.8 miPoliceAnthon City Police Department6.3 miFire stationOto Volunteer Fire and Rescue1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX25 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA69 miInterstateI-2917 miUS highwayUS 2013 miAmtrakOmaha, NE OMA73 miCoachSioux CityJefferson Lines28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51044 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51044 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:47 am – 9:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:49 am – 4:54 pm
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People165 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.777 householdsMedian household income $90,417Median home value $83,80095% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, French or Haitian Creole 31%, Russian or other Slavic 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 9°F32 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month May31 in of snow a year, on about 14 days20 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mapleton No.2 station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksOld Channel Little Sioux Riverriver · 2.5 miHorseshoe Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohnston Recreation Areapark · 6.8 miTable Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 722 acresPeter's Parkpark · 7.4 mi · 79 acresSioux Bend Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 66 acresSylvan Runkel State Preservestate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 329 acresLoess Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 2,334 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 ModerateWoodbury County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025226 of 284 days measured55 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Woodbury County monitors, IA
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOto Water Supplyserves 72 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,223 ft373 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
