Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min6:07 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:52 am – 5:14 pm
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People70 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.036 householdsMedian household income $57,083Median home value $63,300Median rent $575 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,300 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 16°F26 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 12 days61 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Smith Ctr station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsGlen Elder State Parkstate park · 27.6 mi · 1,789 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 22 Jun 201942 mi away, near Zurich, KansasMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 1 Mar 202645 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSmith County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 364 days measured88 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 116main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Trego County, KS, 73 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Gaylordserves 83 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,593 ft486 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSmith County Memorial Hospital11.2 miPost officeGaylord Post Office1.0 miFire stationGaylord Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHays Regional Airport HYS59 miUS highwayUS 2813.5 miAmtrakHoldrege, NE HLD62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67638 ZIP area.
