Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:39 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:46 am – 4:47 pm
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People31 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.421 householdsMedian household income $48,54276% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 8°F33 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 22 days18 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pocahontas station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksRipperger Woodswoods · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorthern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.0 mi · 876 acresMeredith Parkpark · 2.0 miRiver Runner Accesspark · 6.5 miWillows Accessstate recreation area · 11.1 mi · 118 acresBradgate Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 125 acresRush Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 76 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 LowPocahontas 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, 14 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL38% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPlover Water Supplyserves 50 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,212 ft369 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPocahontas Community Hospital9.8 miPost officePlover Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPlover Town Hallunder a milePolicePocahontas County Sheriff's Office9.9 miFire stationPlover Powhatten Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD31 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM105 miUS highwayUS 1815 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50573 ZIP area.
