Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:14 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:20 am – 4:22 pm
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People89 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.247 householdsMedian household income $82,656Median home value $57,10094% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 13°F15 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month May50 in of snow a year, on about 26 days55 days above 90°F, 180 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chadron Muni Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Chadron 3sw
Parks and public landsFort Robinson State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 5,355 acresPonderosa Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 307 acresBighorn Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 1,270 acresFort Robinson Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 637 acresOglala National Grasslandnational grassland · 12.2 mi · 94,527 acresBuffalo Gap National Grasslandnational grassland · 13.2 mi · 74 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 14 Nov 201117 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 26 Mar 202139 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDawes County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Custer County, SD, 60 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDawes Co Rwd 1serves 59 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2024: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level15 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,430 ft1,045 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChadron Community Hospital15.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR11 miUS highwayUS 205.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 69367 ZIP area.
