Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:51 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:56 am – 4:58 pm
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People525 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.0200 householdsMedian household income $84,063Median home value $225,000Median rent $1,042 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,259 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 254 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, manufacturing 20%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 22 minutes80% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F29 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 26 days21 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crofton station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsChief White Crane Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 209 acresDownstream Day Use Area'sstate recreation area · 9.2 mi · 180 acresYankton Island Unitstate recreation area · 9.2 mi · 122 acresCottonwood Campgroundstate recreation area · 9.6 miYankton Unitstate recreation area · 9.7 mi · 208 acresRiverside Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 58 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 Nov 198230 mi away, near Tyndall, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCedar County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail 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, 23 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Fordyceserves 135 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,438 ft438 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Sacred Heart Hospital9.1 miPost officeFordyce Post Office3.2 miTown hallCrofton City Hall6.4 miPoliceYankton County Sheriff's Office8.8 miFire stationFordyce Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX56 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA125 miInterstateI-2929 miUS highwayUS 812.1 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68736 ZIP area.
