Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:46 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:56 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 9°F28 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month June45 in of snow a year, on about 33 days15 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sioux Falls station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksSioux Fallswaterfall · 5.5 miSioux Falls Seminarycollege · 3.7 miAugustana Universitycollege · 3.7 miLake Alvinlake · 4.8 miGood Earth State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.5 miCovells Lakelake · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJudee Estatespark · under a mileGlenviewpark · 1.3 miLake Alvin Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.1 mi · 56 acresBlood Runstate recreation area · 5.1 mi · 187 acresLake Alvin Game Production Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 176 acresNine Mile Creekstate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 214 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 11 Jul 198237 mi away, near Egan, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202337 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMinnehaha County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured66 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 125main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Minnehaha County monitors, SD
Drinking waterSioux Fallsserves 216,462 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,456 ft444 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera McKennan Hospital4.0 miPost officeHarrisburg Post Office3.2 miTown hallHarrisburg City Hall3.2 miPoliceMinnehaha County Sheriff's Office5.4 miFire stationSioux Falls Fire Rescue Station 92.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 highHighHarrisburg High School Freshman Academyunder a mileMiddleSioux Falls Christian Middle and High Schoolunder a mileElementarySioux Falls Christian Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSioux Falls Seminary3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Falls Regional Airport FSD7.7 miInterstateI-2292.7 miUS highwayUS 1813 miCoachSioux FallsJefferson Lines7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57109 ZIP area.
