Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:13 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:42 am – 5:20 pm
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People44 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.617 householdsMedian home value $75,00077% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 21°F30 in of rain a yearwettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 4 days88 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kiowa station, 13 mi away; snow from Cherokee 4w
Nearby landmarksHarqis Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSalt Plains National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.5 mi · 21,182 acresGreat Salt Plains State Parkstate park · 15.8 mi · 756 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,323 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197045 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 13 Feb 201641 mi away, near Waynoka, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 Apr 202643 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAlfalfa County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025240 of 365 days measured121 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 370main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumner County, KS, 46 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 waterCherokeeserves 1,630 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,213 ft370 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKiowa District Hospital12.6 miPost officeAmorita Post Office3.0 miFire stationAmorita - Byron Fire Department4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport ICT66 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC115 miUS highwayUS 6413 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73719 ZIP area.
