Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:22 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 42 min7:48 am – 4:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows -0°F32 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month July52 in of snow a year, on about 36 days10 days above 90°F, 183 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wild Rvr Sp station, 7 mi away; snow from Forest Lake 5ne
Parks and public landsCheckerboard County Parkpark · under a mile · 78 acresWild River State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 6,596 acresJanet Johnson Memorial State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 540 acresHarder Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 57 acresSunrise Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Chisago)state conservation land · 5.3 mi · 66 acresWild Rose State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 101 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChisago County, MN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 363 days measured85 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 177main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Anoka County, MN, 24 mi away
Drinking waterNorth Branchserves 6,863 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation832 ft254 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Croix Regional Medical Center14.2 miPost officeNorth Branch Post Office4.0 miTown hallNorth Branch City Hall4.1 miPoliceNorth Branch Police Department4.1 miFire stationNorth Branch Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 55002 ZIP area.
