Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:21 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:25 am – 4:28 pm
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People943 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.6384 householdsMedian household income $81,528Median home value $205,300Median rent $950 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,700 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 510 employedMain industries: manufacturing 24%, education and health care 16%, retail 13%Average commute 28 minutes80% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 11°F40 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June42 in of snow a year, on about 23 days16 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Monroe Wwtp station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsCadiz Springs State Recreation Areastate park · 1.3 mi · 640 acresHoney Creek Parkpark · 6.6 miLake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 9.2 mi · 721 acresTwinning Parkpark · 7.8 miYellowstone Lake State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 870 acresNew Glarus Woods State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 430 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreen County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025325 of 341 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jo Daviess County, IL, 26 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrowntown Waterworksserves 256 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique15 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation916 ft279 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMonroe Clinic Hospital8.4 miPost officeBrowntown Post Office1.6 miTown hallBrowntown Village Hall1.5 miPoliceMonroe Police Department8.1 miFire stationBrowntown Cadiz Jordan Fire District1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD43 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE100 miUS highwayUS 2014 miAmtrakColumbus, WI CBS67 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53522 ZIP area.
