Local servicesHospitalSanford Hospital Vermillion16.9 miPost officePonca Post Office3.0 miTown hallPonca City Hall3.0 miPolicePonca Police Department2.8 miFire stationPonca Volunteer Fire and Rescue2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX23 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA98 miInterstateI-298.8 miUS highwayUS 206.4 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68770 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68770 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:49 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:53 am – 4:56 pm
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People1,387 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.9646 householdsMedian household income $66,250Median home value $205,600Median rent $684 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,280 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 644 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, other services 13%, construction 12%Average commute 20 minutes78% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% 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, 16 mi away; snow from Newcastle
Nearby landmarksAowa Creek Reservoir 12-8reservoir · 2.0 miPonca State Parkcampground · 3.2 miAowa Creek Reservoir 1-2reservoir · 2.5 miLookout Hillpeak · 3.8 miZekin Lakelake · 7.9 miBoy Scout Hillpeak · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPonca State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 309 acresElk Point Bend Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 624 acresWarren Wildernessstate wilderness · 8.0 mi · 163 acresCusickstate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 114 acresAdams Nature Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 1,503 acresRyanstate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 161 acresSource: 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 199640 mi away, near Wausa, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202331 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Poncaserves 894 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,340 ft408 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
