Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:36 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:40 am – 4:43 pm
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People107 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.136 householdsMedian household income $38,611Median home value $83,50078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $906 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 8°F38 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 18 days11 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Iowa Falls station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksEllsworth Community Collegecollege · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPopejoy Conservation Parkpark · under a mile · 60 acresWhitetail Flats Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 399 acresAlden River Accesspark · 6.1 miCoulter Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 185 acresBig Wall Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 198 acresBeed's Lake State Parkstate park · 14.9 mi · 289 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 LowFranklin County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: 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, 58 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHampton Muni Water Worksserves 4,337 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,154 ft352 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHansen Family Hospital10.7 miPost officeAlden Post Office5.7 miTown hallDows City Hall5.7 miPoliceIowa Falls Police Department9.8 miFire stationDows Fire Department5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEllsworth Community College9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Dodge Regional Airport FOD39 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM74 miInterstateI-353.7 miUS highwayUS 658.9 miCoachLatimer (Dudley's Corner)Jefferson Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 50227 ZIP area.
