Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min5:50 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min8:06 am – 4:58 pm
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People120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.649 householdsMedian household income $107,03194% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,833 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 7°F26 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month June45 in of snow a year, on about 20 days23 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wessington Springs station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsSand Creekstate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 161 acresBordenstate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 654 acresNorwegian Sloughstate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 327 acresBrecken Sloughstate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 316 acresBeadle County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 13.9 mi · 242 acresRosehill Game Production Areastate conservation land · 12.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 4 Mar 198344 mi away, near Fort Thompson, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 21 Nov 200312 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBeadle County, SD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025333 of 358 days measured24 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 18, worst day 112main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hughes County, SD, 72 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHuronserves 14,263 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,402 ft427 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center13.2 miTown hallWolsey City Hall10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown Regional Airport ATY81 miInterstateI-9039 miUS highwayUS 2815.9 miCoachHuronJefferson Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57379 ZIP area.
