Local servicesHospitalSanford Hospital Vermillion8.7 miPost officeNewcastle Post Office2.8 miTown hallVermillion City Hall8.8 miPoliceClay County Sheriff's Office8.8 miFire stationNewcastle Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Dakota9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX33 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA107 miInterstateI-2911 miUS highwayUS 2014 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68757 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68757 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:49 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:54 am – 4:57 pm
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People779 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.0316 householdsMedian household income $85,357Median home value $114,900Median rent $605 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,189 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 424 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 23%, retail 18%Average commute 29 minutes90% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F28 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 18 days29 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vermillion 2 Se station, 8 mi away; snow from Newcastle
Nearby landmarksBuckskin Hills Lakelake · 1.7 miAowa Creek Reservoir 61-3reservoir · 1.4 miAowa Creek Reservoir 6-7Areservoir · 1.6 miPumpkin Hillpeak · 4.2 miMulberry Point (historical)cape · 5.4 miVermillion Riverriver · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFrost Wildernessstate wilderness · 5.5 mi · 349 acresPonca State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 200 acresCusickstate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 114 acresClay Countystate recreation area · 8.8 mi · 114 acresMissouri National Recreational Rivernational recreation area · 11.5 mi · 870 acresCotton Parkpark · 8.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Feb 199633 mi away, near Wausa, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202323 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDixon County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought 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, 18 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterVillage of Newcastleserves 300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,415 ft431 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
