Local servicesHospitalPhillips County Hospital2.7 miPost officePhillipsburg Post Office2.2 miTown hallPhillipsburg City Hall2.1 miPolicePhillips County Sheriff's Office2.3 miFire stationPhillipsburg Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHays Regional Airport HYS65 miUS highwayUS 361.0 miAmtrakHoldrege, NE HLD45 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 67670 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min6:09 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:55 am – 5:16 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 16°F26 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May17 in of snow a year, on about 9 days65 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phillipsburg #2 station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsHarlan County Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.5 mi · 31,020 acresWebster State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 1,248 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 22 Jun 201940 mi away, near Zurich, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 8 Sep 202520 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPhillips County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought 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, 66 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Phillipsburgserves 2,254 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,950 ft594 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
