Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:50 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:56 am – 4:58 pm
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People238 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.2110 householdsMedian household income $86,167Median home value $189,60081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,575 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 151 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, farming, forestry and mining 25%, manufacturing 21%Average commute 19 minutes82% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, other languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F29 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 17 days33 days above 90°F, 158 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Yankton 2 E station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsMissouri National Recreational Rivernational recreation area · 8.4 mi · 870 acresRiverside Parkpark · 6.6 mi · 58 acresSertoma Parkpark · 7.0 miMyron Grovestate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 91 acresChief White Crane Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.6 mi · 209 acresVolin Claystate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 323 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 4.3 on 15 Nov 198232 mi away, near Tyndall, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202320 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCedar County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail 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, 17 mi away
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of St Helenaserves 89 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,431 ft436 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Sacred Heart Hospital8.0 miPost officeSaint Helena Post Office1.3 miTown hallYankton City Hall7.3 miPoliceYankton County Sheriff's Office7.3 miFire stationYankton Fire Department 17.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX54 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA126 miInterstateI-2924 miUS highwayUS 816.7 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68774 ZIP area.
