Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:48 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:29 am – 4:55 pm
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People284 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.396 householdsMedian household income $88,750Median home value $146,900Median rent $850 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $664 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate77% of adults are in the labour force, 156 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 17%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 21 minutes85% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 17°F43 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 8 days37 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sweet Springs station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSweet Springsspring · 3.8 miCity Reservoir Breservoir · 3.4 miCity Reservoir Areservoir · 3.7 miSouth Fork Blackwater Riverriver · 5.2 miMcAllister Springsspring · 7.3 miEdwin A Pape Lakelake · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerry (R. And M.) Memorial Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 4,203 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Monational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 2,290 acresMcallister Springs Accessstate recreation area · 7.5 miBlind Pony Lake Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 2,197 acresGrove (Cecil G.) Memorial Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.7 miMarshall Junction Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 779 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200545 mi away, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLafayette County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality57% of days had good air in 2025209 of 365 days measured153 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 293main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, MO, 46 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEmma PWSserves 205 people from surface water purchased3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation719 ft219 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalI - 70 Community Hospital3.6 miPost officeEmma Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSweet Springs City Hall3.6 miPoliceSweet Springs Police Department3.6 miFire stationConcordia Fire Protection District Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbia Regional Airport COU69 miMajor airportKansas City International Airport MCI70 miInterstateI-70under a mileUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakWarrensburg, MO WAR20 miCoachLa Monte BPGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65327 ZIP area.
