Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 46 min4:59 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 38 min7:29 am – 4:07 pm
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People1,762 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.6850 householdsMedian household income $63,636Median home value $116,500Median rent $568 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,128 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 825 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, farming, forestry and mining 15%, construction 9%Average commute 15 minutes82% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, Tagalog 3%, German or Dutch 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 5°F14 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month June33 in of snow a year, on about 14 days24 days above 90°F, 201 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hettinger Muni Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Reeder
Parks and public landsVobejda Damstate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 106 acresGrand River National Grasslandnational grassland · 19.5 mi · 154,662 acresCuster National Forestnational forest · 42.1 mi · 73,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAdams County, ND, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025301 of 364 days measured55 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 195main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Billings County, ND, 73 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Hettingerserves 1,226 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,866 ft874 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWest River Regional Medical Center4.6 miPost officeHettinger Post Office4.6 miTown hallHettinger City Hall4.6 miPoliceAdams County Sheriff's Office4.6 miFire stationHettinger Fire Station4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport DIK51 miUS highwayUS 124.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58639 ZIP area.
