Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:03 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:37 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 19°F40 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month May9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days50 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eureka 1e station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksEureka City Lakelake · 3.1 miMunger Lakelake · 4.1 miWest Branch Fall Riverriver · 6.7 miEast Branch Fall Riverriver · 6.7 miTipperary Hillpeak · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLions Parkpark · 5.5 miRiverside Parkpark · 5.7 miHamiliton Fossil Quarrystate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 51 acresFall River State Parkstate park · 17.8 mi · 935 acresToronto State Parkstate park · 18.3 mi · 1,292 acresEl Dorado State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 4,133 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Sep 201950 mi away, near Elmdale, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Jun 202349 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGreenwood County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: 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, 55 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Eurekaserves 2,289 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,163 ft354 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreenwood County Hospital4.6 miPost officeEureka Post Office5.5 miTown hallEureka City Hall5.5 miPoliceGreenwood County Sheriff's Office5.4 miFire stationEureka Lake Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport ICT67 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL119 miInterstateI-3523 miUS highwayUS 544.8 miAmtrakNewton, KS NEW61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66855 ZIP area.
