Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:00 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:28 am – 5:06 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 24°F46 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 5 days57 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Miami station, 9 mi away; rain from Columbus
Nearby landmarksBlue Moundpeak · under a mileBaxter Springsspring · 5.8 miNortheastern Oklahoma A and M Collegecollege · 8.6 miLowell Reservoirreservoir · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBall Fieldsrecreation area · 5.0 miKiwanis Parkpark · 6.4 miTwin Bridges State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 68 acresGeorge Washington Carver National Monumentnational monument · 26.3 mi · 241 acresBernice State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 108 acresNeosho (Morse Park)state park · 27.7 miSource: 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 201440 mi away, near Galesburg, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Oct 201440 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality54% of days had good air in 2025196 of 365 days measured167 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 305main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ottawa County, OK, 12 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Baxter Springsserves 3,852 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation841 ft256 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWillow Crest Hospital9.1 miPost officeQuapaw Post Office4.4 miTown hallQuapaw City Hall4.3 miPoliceQuapaw City Police Department4.6 miFire stationQuapaw Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheastern Oklahoma A and M College8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJoplin Regional Airport JLN22 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL80 miInterstateI-446.9 miUS highwayUS 69under a mileCoachJoplin Bus StationGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 66778 ZIP area.
