Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:08 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:37 am – 5:14 pm
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People15,073 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.66,122 householdsMedian household income $54,516Median home value $95,400Median rent $807 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,647 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 6,779 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 23%, retail 9%Average commute 19 minutes77% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 8%, French or Haitian Creole 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 24°F35 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days65 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winfield Strother Fld Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Arkansas City
Parks and public landsPrairie Passage Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.2 mi · 170 acresKaw Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 4,154 acresWest Bypass Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.6 mi · 73 acresCowley State Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.8 mi · 69 acresCowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 10.9 mi · 136 acresSlate Creek Wetlandsstate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 944 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes572 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 3 Sep 201645 mi away, near Pawnee, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 26 Jun 202520 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCowley County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025257 of 361 days measured102 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 141main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kay County, OK, 19 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Arkansas Cityserves 11,929 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,176 ft358 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliam Newton Hospital12.2 miPost officeArkansas City Post Office2.4 miTown hallArkansas City Hall2.5 miPoliceArkansas City Police Department2.5 miFire stationArkansas City Fire - Emergency Medical Services Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport ICT47 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL86 miInterstateI-3519 miUS highwayUS 1661.7 miAmtrakNewton, KS NEW70 miCoachWellingtonBeeLine Express-Village Travel26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67005 ZIP area.
