Local servicesHospitalFloyd Valley Hospital5.2 miPost officeOyens Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOyens City Hallunder a milePoliceRemsen Police Department4.4 miFire stationOyens Volunteer Fire and Rescueunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX34 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA105 miInterstateI-2929 miUS highwayUS 755.9 miCoachSioux CityJefferson Lines29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51045 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:45 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:51 am – 4:53 pm
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People75 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.528 householdsMedian household income $96,250Median home value $155,00093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,214 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 7°F30 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 15 days17 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Le Mars station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsMunicipal Parkpark · 4.9 miRiverview Parkrecreation area · 6.6 miStone State Parkstate park · 27.3 mi · 1,437 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202347 mi away, near Wakonda, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202347 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPlymouth County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, SD, 47 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription93% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOyens Water Supplyserves 92 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,286 ft392 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
