Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:16 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:19 am – 4:23 pm
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People110 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.251 householdsMedian household income $99,01880% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,700 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 57°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 17°F18 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month May53 in of snow a year, on about 21 days34 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Plainsview Rch station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsAgate Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 17.8 mi · 2,253 acresFort Robinson State Parkstate park · 18.1 mi · 5,355 acresChadron State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 644 acresOglala National Grasslandnational grassland · 32.9 mi · 94,527 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 4.0 on 14 Nov 201146 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 15 Nov 201147 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDawes County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025295 of 308 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 64main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Scotts Bluff County, NE, 40 mi away
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Chadronserves 6,257 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,360 ft1,329 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR35 miUS highwayUS 2020 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 69354 ZIP area.
