Local servicesHospitalEssentia Health - Holy Trinity Hospital7.3 miPost officeDumont Post Office3.9 miTown hallGraceville City Hall7.0 miFire stationDumont Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown Regional Airport ATY64 miInterstateI-2925 miUS highwayUS 754.1 miCoachSisseton JctJefferson Lines28 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 56236 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 43 min5:36 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 41 min8:03 am – 4:44 pm
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People456 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.0185 householdsMedian household income $77,344Median home value $140,60092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,073 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 264 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 33%, education and health care 16%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 18 minutes76% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 20°F, lows 3°F25 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 23 days12 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wheaton station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksSaint Marys Lakelake · 5.8 miSmithwicks Lakelake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest Toqua State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 54 acresHorning Pit State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 163 acresFoley State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 110 acresAllen State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 miSkoog State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 189 acresBoekholt Grove State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 9 Jul 197517 mi away, near Donnelly, MinnesotaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 20 Oct 199524 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTraverse County, MN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 363 days measured76 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Codington County, SD, 62 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDumontserves 75 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,054 ft321 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
