Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:30 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:33 am – 4:37 pm
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People694 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.8282 householdsMedian household income $76,250Median home value $144,400Median rent $750 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,819 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 342 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, construction 18%, retail 18%Average commute 27 minutes93% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 8°F37 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 21 days12 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Independence #1 station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsCedar Rockstate park · 1.1 mi · 148 acresCedar Rock Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 153 acresPine Creek Wildlife Areapark · 1.3 miBoies Bend Access Areapark · 1.7 miTroy Mills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 323 acresBuffalo Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 1,005 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 LowBuchanan County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025224 of 365 days measured136 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 163main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Linn County, IA, 23 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIndependence Water Deptserves 6,064 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation886 ft270 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBuchanan County Health Center8.0 miPost officeQuasqueton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallQuasqueton City Hallunder a milePoliceBuchanan County Sheriff's Office8.5 miFire stationQuasqueton Emergency Servicesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaterloo Regional Airport ALO35 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM114 miInterstateI-38012 miUS highwayUS 205.0 miCoachLindale Mall Bus StopGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52326 ZIP area.
