Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:25 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:28 am – 4:32 pm
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People135 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.079 householdsMedian household income $44,141Median home value $203,300Median rent $1,097 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,190 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 10°F40 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 25 days6 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Galena station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsMines of Spain State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.4 mi · 790 acresMassey Marinapark · 5.0 miJohn Henry Weber Parkpark · 5.1 miBig Mill Homesteadstate historic site · 6.4 miBig Mill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 693 acresBellevue State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 495 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 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, 17 mi away
Internet at home62% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone35% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMaquoketa Municipal Waterserves 6,128 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation670 ft204 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMidwest Medical Center7.4 miPost officeLa Motte Post Office6.2 miTown hallSaint Donatus City Hallunder a milePoliceGalena Police Department7.1 miFire stationLa Motte Fire and Rescue6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDubuque Regional Airport DBQ9.0 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD138 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileCoachDubuqueJefferson Lines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52071 ZIP area.
