Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 35 min5:24 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 48 min7:44 am – 4:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 21°F, lows 2°F36 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month June44 in of snow a year, on about 24 days5 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ellsworth 1e station; snow from Red Wing
Parks and public landsSummit Hill Parkpark · under a mileEllsworth Country Clubnature preserve · 1.3 mi · 64 acresClay Corners State Habitat Areastate recreation area · 5.9 mi · 149 acresRay Morrison Memorial State Habitat Areastate recreation area · 6.0 mi · 65 acresTrenton Bluff Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 114 acresPierce Co Islands Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 10.3 mi · 1,273 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPierce County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025267 of 365 days measured88 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 175main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dakota County, MN, 30 mi away
Drinking waterRiver Falls Waterworksserves 16,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,062 ft324 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiver Falls Area Hospital11.2 miPost officeEllsworth Post Office1.0 miTown hallEllsworth Village Hallunder a milePoliceEllsworth Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationEllsworth Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementarySaint Francis Schoolunder a mileElementaryHillcrest Elementary School1.0 miHighEllsworth High School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of Wisconsin - River Falls11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54010 ZIP area.
