Local servicesPost officePurdum Post Office5.6 miFire stationPurdum Rural Fire District5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field LBF74 miUS highwayUS 8314 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 69135 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min6:05 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min8:06 am – 5:12 pm
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People38 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.19 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 11°F26 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month June45 in of snow a year, on about 17 days35 days above 90°F, 172 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Purdum station, 6 mi away; rain from Elsmere 9 Ene
Parks and public landsWillow Lake B.C. Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 513 acresLong Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 13.0 mi · 75 acresSouth Twin Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 160 acresValentine National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.9 mi · 72,350 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Nenational wildlife refuge · 26.1 mi · 484 acresSamuel R. McKelvie National Forestnational forest · 48.0 mi · 115,772 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 201525 mi away, near Halsey, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jan 202520 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCherry County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 202585 of 92 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Thomas County, NE, 24 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Valentineserves 2,737 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
Elevation2,762 ft842 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
