Local servicesHospitalMercy Medical Center - North Campus15.4 miPost officeSabula Post Office2.0 miTown hallSabula City Hall2.0 miPoliceSavanna Police Department3.0 miFire stationSabula Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDubuque Regional Airport DBQ34 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD119 miInterstateI-8827 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakKewanee, IL KEE60 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52070 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52070 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:25 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:25 am – 4:32 pm
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People991 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.5450 householdsMedian household income $63,750Median home value $167,300Median rent $1,025 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,182 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 475 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 20%, retail 17%Average commute 24 minutes76% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 11°F40 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June33 in of snow a year, on about 17 days19 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Carroll station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksBards Lakelake · under a mileJoe Day Lakelake · 1.3 miSheepshead Baybay · 2.5 miPlum Riverriver · 2.8 miEldridge Islandisland · 2.1 miSanta Fe Beachbeach · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSabula Accessstate recreation area · 2.7 miSabula Lake Parkpark · 1.5 miUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.7 mi · 1,208 acresOld Mill Parkpark · 4.3 miGreen Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 1,072 acresCopper Creek Trailstate recreation area · 10.9 miSource: 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 3.5 on 2 Sep 199947 mi away, near Amboy, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 2 Sep 199947 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025325 of 341 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jo Daviess County, IL, 19 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSabula Water Supplyserves 506 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation635 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
