Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's Regional Medical Center14.0 miPost officeWestfield Post Office5.3 miTown hallWestfield Town Hall5.3 miPoliceJefferson Police Department6.7 miFire stationJefferson Volunteer Fire Department6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX22 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA102 miInterstateI-296.5 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 778.7 miCoachSioux CityJefferson Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51062 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:48 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:53 am – 4:55 pm
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People503 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.3240 householdsMedian home value $250,000Median rent $993 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,005 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 215 employedMain industries: manufacturing 28%, construction 27%, education and health care 18%Average commute 29 minutes86% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F28 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month June37 in of snow a year, on about 19 days29 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vermillion 2 Se station, 20 mi away; snow from Akron
Nearby landmarksHorseshoe Lakelake · 4.4 miPavlik Lakesreservoir · 4.9 miLake Nixonlake · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFive Ridge Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · under a mile · 825 acresDeer Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 1,031 acresBig Sioux River Corridorpark · 2.2 mi · 243 acresRyanstate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 161 acresMillsite Accessstate recreation area · 6.6 miStone State Recreation Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 55 acresSource: 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 3.0 on 10 Dec 202330 mi away, near Wakonda, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202330 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPlymouth County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, SD, 27 mi away
Internet at home65% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone35% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWestfield Water Supplyserves 123 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,415 ft431 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
