Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 55 min5:37 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 30 min8:16 am – 4:45 pm
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People194 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.090 householdsMedian household income $63,750Median home value $208,30092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,015 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 18°F, lows -2°F21 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 10 days10 days above 90°F, 192 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Valley City 3 Nnw station, 13 mi away; snow from Courtenay 1 Nw
Nearby landmarksTomahawk Lakelake · 1.5 miHanson Lakelake · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRay Hollandstate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 208 acresHobart Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.4 mi · 247 acresBarnes County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 13.2 mi · 343 acresValley Citystate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 801 acresAshtabula Rearing Pondstate recreation area · 14.7 mi · 127 acresMoon Lakestate recreation area · 15.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBarnes County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 361 days measured75 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 192main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, ND, 46 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Valley Cityserves 6,585 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,419 ft433 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHI Mercy Hospital Valley City14.8 miPost officeRogers Post Office1.1 miFire stationRogers Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJamestown Regional Airport JMS25 miInterstateI-9413 miUS highwayUS 5213 miAmtrakFargo, ND FAR68 miCoachValley CityJefferson Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58479 ZIP area.
