Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:40 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:28 am – 4:47 pm
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People418 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 11.083 householdsMedian household income $96,250Median home value $81,70096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,229 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher63% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 45%, German or Dutch 55%55% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F39 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month June19 in of snow a year, on about 10 days24 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kirksville Rgnl Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Kirksville
Nearby landmarksGelbach Farms Lakelake · 4.7 miHurdland Severs Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNortheast Regional Officestate conservation land · 10.1 miThousand Hills State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 3,064 acresSugar Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 2,591 acresBig Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 1,055 acresHidden Hollow Conservation Areastate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 1,332 acresCook Accessstate recreation area · 15.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAdair County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025343 of 365 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Monroe County, MO, 46 mi away
Internet at home53% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone47% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKirksville PWSserves 17,566 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation888 ft271 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Regional Medical Center12.1 miPost officeBrashear Post Office3.5 miTown hallLa Plata City Hall7.2 miPoliceLa Plata Police Department7.1 miFire stationHurdland Volunteer Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTruman State University11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKirksville Regional Airport IRK7.8 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM119 miUS highwayUS 635.9 miAmtrakLa Plata, MO LAP7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63540 ZIP area.
