Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:50 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:53 am – 4:57 pm
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People754 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.5314 householdsMedian household income $65,441Median home value $171,700Median rent $620 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,695 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 381 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 28 minutes72% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 9°F29 in of rain a yearwettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 21 days24 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Concord station, 8 mi away; snow from Wakefield
Parks and public landsPonca State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 309 acresThompson-Barnes Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 158 acresWarren Wildernessstate wilderness · 16.9 mi · 163 acresStone State Parkstate park · 19.8 mi · 1,437 acresFrost Wildernessstate wilderness · 20.2 mi · 349 acresMissouri National Recreational Rivernational recreation area · 25.2 mi · 870 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Feb 199636 mi away, near Wausa, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDixon County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, SD, 33 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Allenserves 377 people from ground water18 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: nitrate, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,354 ft413 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvidence Medical Center16.4 miPost officeAllen Post Office2.2 miTown hallAllen Village Hall2.2 miFire stationAllen - Waterbury Fire and Rescue2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX24 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA93 miInterstateI-2918 miUS highwayUS 201.3 miCoachSioux CityJefferson Lines23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68710 ZIP area.
