Local servicesHospitalCommunity Behavioral Health Hospital - Baxter9.6 miPost officeNisswa Post Office2.4 miTown hallNisswa City Hall2.4 miPoliceNisswa Police Department2.4 miFire stationNisswa Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Lakes College - Brainerd10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56459 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 50 min5:24 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min7:57 am – 4:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 18°F, lows -1°F27 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month July48 in of snow a year, on about 27 days2 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gull Lake Dam station, 8 mi away; snow from Brainerd
Nearby landmarksRice Lakelake · under a mileLake Hubertlake · 1.1 miGrassy Pointcape · 4.2 miRocky Pointcape · 5.3 miRock Islandisland · 4.4 miGooseberry Islandisland · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBertha Moody State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing)state conservation land · 1.8 mi · 211 acresLove Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing)state conservation land · 5.2 miAgate Rearing Pond State Aquatic Management Area (Cass)state conservation land · 5.9 miLowell State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 156 acresPelican Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing)state conservation land · 6.7 mi · 84 acresMission Lake State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 133 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 LowCrow Wing County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 365 days measured67 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 174main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Crow Wing County monitors, MN
Drinking waterBrainerdserves 14,670 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,206 ft368 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
