Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:11 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:17 am – 4:18 pm
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People17 residentsin the ZIP code area8 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 12°F17 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month June46 in of snow a year, on about 21 days46 days above 90°F, 181 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pine Ridge Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Gordon 6n
Parks and public landsMetcalf Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 626 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 14 Nov 201149 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Jan 201246 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSheridan County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 365 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, SD, 66 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Gordonserves 1,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,672 ft1,119 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital6.7 miPost officeWhiteclay Post Office - CPO5.9 miPolicePine Ridge Police Department5.6 miFire stationPine Ridge Fire Department7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR33 miUS highwayUS 186.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 69365 ZIP area.
