Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:50 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:45 am – 4:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 15°F32 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month May27 in of snow a year, on about 22 days33 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Omaha Eppley Airfield station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCreighton Universitycollege · 2.1 miMetropolitan Community College - South Omaha Campuscollege · 2.5 miSandpiper Covebay · 3.4 miLake Manawalake · 4.4 miCarter Lakelake · 4.5 miPapillion Creek Reservoir S-32reservoir · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLauritzen Gardenshistoric site · under a mile · 69 acresCouncil Bluffs Riverfrontstate recreation area · 1.9 mi · 223 acresLynch, James F. Parkrecreation area · under a mileGibson Bendstate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 153 acresLake Manawa State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 1,577 acresGifford Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 1,531 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 3.5 on 16 Jul 200446 mi away, near Riverton, IowaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 16 Jul 200446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighDouglas County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighHail Very HighTornado Very HighWinter weather Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025259 of 365 days measured104 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 137main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Douglas County monitors, NE
Drinking waterMetropolitan Utilities Districtserves 660,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,185 ft361 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoys Town National Research Hospital2.2 miPost officeMain Office Retail Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOmaha - Douglas Civic Center1.4 miPoliceOmaha Police Department Southeast Precinct1.1 miFire stationOmaha Fire Department - Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 2 high, 2 otherElementaryBancroft Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryCastelar Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolAll Saints Catholic Schoolunder a mileCollegeCreighton University2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA4.9 miInterstateI-801.1 miUS highwayUS 751.4 miAmtrakOmaha, NE OMAunder a mileCoachOmaha Burlington TrailwaysGreyhound1.2 miTransit67 stops within a mileMetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68109 ZIP area.
