Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:48 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:52 am – 4:56 pm
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People1,796 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.2736 householdsMedian household income $106,250Median home value $332,300Median rent $913 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,151 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate77% of adults are in the labour force, 947 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, finance, insurance and real estate 18%, construction 15%Average commute 21 minutes79% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 9°F30 in of rain a yearwettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 18 days27 days above 90°F, 160 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sioux City Ang station, 16 mi away; snow from Newcastle
Nearby landmarksMcCook Lakelake · 3.7 miAdams Homestead and Nature Preserve Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.6 miHorseshoe Lakelake · 4.5 miDakota Pointpeak · 5.6 miMount Luciapeak · 6.2 miPonca State Parkcampground · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAdams Nature Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 1,503 acresStone State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 1,437 acresStone State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 4.3 mi · 173 acresPonca State Parkstate park · 6.3 miMount Talbot State Preservestate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 94 acresBig Sioux River Corridorpark · 5.7 mi · 243 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Feb 199649 mi away, near Wausa, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowUnion County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, SD, 31 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJeffersonserves 475 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation1,115 ft340 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's Regional Medical Center9.6 miPost officeJefferson Post Office1.9 miTown hallJefferson City Hall1.9 miPoliceJefferson Police Department1.9 miFire stationJefferson Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSaint Peter School2.0 miCollegeBriar Cliff University8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX16 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA95 miInterstateI-293.2 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 772.5 miCoachSioux CityJefferson Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57038 ZIP area.
