Local servicesHospitalCHI Saint Francis Healthcare Campus18.0 miPost officeWolverton Post Office4.3 miTown hallChristine Community Center7.8 miFire stationWolverton Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHector International Airport FAR27 miInterstateI-298.4 miUS highwayUS 754.0 miAmtrakDetroit Lakes, MN DLK42 miCoachMoorhead (MSU - Comstock)Jefferson Lines23 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 56594 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 50 min5:33 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 34 min8:07 am – 4:41 pm
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People429 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.8182 householdsMedian household income $93,958Median home value $207,40091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,315 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 213 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 23%, education and health care 14%, wholesale trade 9%Average commute 31 minutes81% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 18°F, lows -1°F25 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month June50 in of snow a year, on about 27 days5 days above 90°F, 171 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rothsay station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsManston Marsh State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 2,322 acresAtherton State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 523 acresWestern Prairie State Scientific and Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 318 acresRothsay State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 3,888 acresRichard M. & Mathilda Rice Elliot State Scientific and Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 446 acresInterstate Highway 94 Borrow Pit State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 93 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWilkin County, MN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 361 days measured75 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 192main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, ND, 39 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWolvertonserves 124 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation947 ft289 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
