Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min6:18 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min8:01 am – 5:25 pm
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People691 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.7233 householdsMedian household income $64,938Median home value $144,400Median rent $746 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,685 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.3% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 314 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, farming, forestry and mining 26%, construction 8%Average commute 16 minutes69% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%, Tagalog 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 14°F20 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 9 days60 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brewster 4w station, 5 mi away
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 27 May 198444 mi away, near Burlington, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Mar 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowThomas County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025300 of 333 days measured33 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sherman County, KS, 20 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Brewsterserves 290 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,398 ft1,036 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCitizens Medical Center16.4 miPost officeBrewster Post Office1.6 miTown hallBrewster City Hall1.5 miFire stationSherman County Fire Department - Brewster Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK70 miInterstateI-702.2 miUS highwayUS 242.0 miAmtrakMcCook, NE MCK69 miCoachGoodland Mcdonald'SGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67732 ZIP area.
