Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:55 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:47 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 14°F29 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 18 days42 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lincoln Muni Ap station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsIrvingdalepark · under a mileVan Dornpark · under a mileHolmes Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.1 mi · 476 acresYankee Hill Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.5 mi · 593 acresYankee Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 491 acresConestoga Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.7 mi · 758 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201043 mi away, near Octavia, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201043 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLancaster County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025240 of 281 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lancaster County monitors, NE
Drinking waterCity of Lincolnserves 296,000 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,232 ft376 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBryan Medical Center - West Campusunder a milePost officeIndian Village Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLincoln County - City Building1.8 miPoliceLincoln Police Department1.7 miFire stationLincoln Fire and Rescue Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high, 4 otherSchoolBlessed Sacrament Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementarySaratoga Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleIrving Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLincoln Airport LNK5.3 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA55 miInterstateI-1802.4 miUS highwayUS 771.4 miAmtrakLincoln, NE LNK2.3 miCoachLincolnExpress Arrow5.7 miTransit57 stops within a mileStarTranSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68501 ZIP area.
