Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:51 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:55 am – 4:58 pm
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People2,799 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.41,102 householdsMedian household income $90,500Median home value $218,400Median rent $613 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,371 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 1,469 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, farming, forestry and mining 19%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 14 minutes75% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F30 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 19 days22 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hartington station
Parks and public landsMissouri National Recreational Rivernational recreation area · 12.1 mi · 870 acresWiseman Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 215 acresMyron Grovestate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 91 acresClay Countystate recreation area · 16.0 mi · 114 acresFrost Wildernessstate wilderness · 17.0 mi · 349 acresChief White Crane Recreation Areastate recreation area · 18.5 mi · 209 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 198240 mi away, near Tyndall, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202329 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCedar-knox Rural Water Projectserves 2,500 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,351 ft412 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Sacred Heart Hospital18.5 miPost officeHartington Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHartington City Hallunder a milePoliceCedar County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationHartington Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighCedar Catholic High Schoolunder a mileElementaryHoly Trinity Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolHartington - Newcastle Public Schoolsunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX48 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA115 miInterstateI-2926 miUS highwayUS 819.1 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68739 ZIP area.
