Local servicesHospitalSalem Memorial District Hospital6.2 miPost officeSalem Post Office4.3 miTown hallSalem City Hall4.2 miPoliceDent County Sheriff's Office4.2 miFire stationMark Twain National Forest Salem Ranger Fire District3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field TBN37 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL100 miInterstateI-4428 miUS highwayUS 6321 miAmtrakArcadia, MO ACD47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:44 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:17 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days39 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salem station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsMark Twain National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,509,045 acresShawnee Mac Lakes Conservation Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 249 acresSalem Maintenance Centerstate conservation land · 4.8 miCity Parkpark · 4.7 miAthletic Fieldspark · 4.8 miIndian Trail Conservation Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 12,863 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 11 Dec 197642 mi away, near Sullivan, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Nov 202244 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDent County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured93 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 150main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, MO, 68 mi away
Drinking waterSalem PWSserves 4,736 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,282 ft391 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
