Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:55 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:48 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksFlader Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miPawnee Lakelake · 3.0 miBowling Lakelake · 3.5 miPawnee State Recreation Area Lakeview Campgroundcampground · 3.5 miConestoga Campgroundcampground · 4.0 miUniversity of Nebraska - Lincolncollege · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPawnee Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.4 mi · 1,660 acresPawnee Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 345 acresOlympic Heightspark · 1.9 miConestoga Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.9 mi · 758 acresAir Park Westpark · 2.6 miPawnee Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 380 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 201038 mi away, near Octavia, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 18 Nov 201038 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
Elevation1,220 ft372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLincoln Regional Center5.7 miPost officeLincoln Post Office6.0 miTown hallMalcolm Village Hall6.1 miPoliceLincoln Police Department6.2 miFire stationLincoln Fire and Rescue - Station 112.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighLincoln Northwest High School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLincoln Airport LNK3.6 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA59 miInterstateI-80under a mileUS highwayUS 63.5 miAmtrakLincoln, NE LNK5.9 miCoachLincolnExpress Arrow9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68529 ZIP area.
