Local servicesHospitalSleepy Eye Medical Centerunder a milePost officeSleepy Eye Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSleepy Eye City Hallunder a milePoliceSleepy Eye Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSleepy Eye Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolSaint Mary's Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementarySleepy Eye Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighSleepy Eye High Schoolunder a mileCollegeMartin Luther College13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56084 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:35 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:51 am – 4:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 7°F31 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 28 days7 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Ulm 2 Se station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksSleepy Eye Lakelake · under a mileBachelor Lakelake · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSportsmen's Parkpark · under a milePrairieview Parkpark · under a mileHindeman Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Brown)state conservation land · 6.8 miMeadowlark Acres State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 miVerona State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 164 acresRosenau-Lambrecht State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 569 acresSource: 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 3.1 on 9 Feb 199450 mi away, near Blomkest, MinnesotaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 9 Feb 199450 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBrown County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025233 of 357 days measured110 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 180main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Blue Earth County, MN, 38 mi away
Drinking waterNew Ulmserves 14,052 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,032 ft315 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
