Local servicesHospitalCommunity Memorial Healthcare Hospital14.3 miPost officeBlue Rapids Post Office2.8 miTown hallBlue Rapids City Hall2.9 miPoliceBlue Rapids Police Department3.0 miFire stationBlue Rapids Rural Fire District 73.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManhattan Regional Airport MHK35 miMajor airportKansas City International Airport MCI106 miInterstateI-7040 miUS highwayUS 772.8 miAmtrakTopeka, KS TOP66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:59 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:43 am – 5:05 pm
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People1,195 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.1513 householdsMedian household income $55,938Median home value $75,900Median rent $833 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,289 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 585 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 18%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 18 minutes88% drive alone, 10% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 15°F34 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days46 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Marysville station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsTuttle Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.1 mi · 34,548 acresPottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlifestate recreation area · 16.8 mi · 170 acresPottawatomie State Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 17.2 miTuttle Creek State Parksstate park · 18.2 mi · 1,082 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 3.3 on 30 Jun 197946 mi away, near Reynolds, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jun 197946 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMarshall County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025254 of 335 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 131main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Gage County, NE, 42 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Blue Rapidsserves 921 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,247 ft380 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
