Local servicesHospitalAllen County Regional Hospital19.3 miPost officeBronson Post Office3.5 miTown hallBronson City Hall3.5 miPoliceMoran Police Department7.3 miFire stationBourbon County Fire District 3 - Bronson Station 83.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJoplin Regional Airport JLN62 miMajor airportKansas City International Airport MCI96 miInterstateI-4936 miUS highwayUS 543.2 miAmtrakLawrence, KS LRC72 miCoachIolaJefferson Lines17 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 66716 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:58 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:32 am – 5:04 pm
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People953 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.5281 householdsMedian household income $76,343Median home value $57,800Median rent $780 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,283 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate80% of adults are in the labour force, 483 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, manufacturing 12%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 32 minutes72% drive alone, 18% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 18°F43 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month May9 in of snow a year, on about 5 days40 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mound City 1ssw station, 18 mi away; rain from Uniontown; snow from Moran
Nearby landmarksDawson Lakelake · 4.4 miBronson Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miSouth Fork Little Osage Riverriver · 5.1 miNorth Fork Little Osage Riverriver · 6.7 miKaty Lakelake · 7.5 miGuthrie Mountainpeak · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBourbon State Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.1 miBourbon Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 246 acresFort Scott National Historic Sitehistoric site · 19.3 miCrawford State Parkstate park · 23.8 mi · 365 acresCrawford State Park Lakestate park · 24.0 mi · 108 acresMarais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.2 mi · 7,608 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 1 Oct 201442 mi away, near Galesburg, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Oct 201442 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBourbon County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025234 of 365 days measured128 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 315main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Neosho County, KS, 30 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBourbon Co Rwd 4serves 1,161 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,009 ft308 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
