Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:21 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 43 min7:46 am – 4:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 23°F, lows 3°F30 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month July43 in of snow a year, on about 19 days11 days above 90°F, 169 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Croix Falls station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsFive Flags Golf Coursenature preserve · 2.7 mi · 82 acresIce Age Trailstate recreation area · 6.0 miInterstate Park-Iansrstate park · 8.0 mi · 1,320 acresInterstate State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 272 acresBalsam Branch Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 7.4 mi · 174 acresSt. Croix Valley Golf Coursenature preserve · 6.6 mi · 72 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 LowPolk County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 363 days measured85 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 177main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Anoka County, MN, 38 mi away
Drinking waterAmery Waterworksserves 2,962 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,206 ft368 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Croix Regional Medical Center7.2 miPost officeCenturia Post Office2.0 miTown hallCenturia Village Hall2.0 miPolicePolk County Sheriff's Office2.7 miFire stationUnity Fire Association - Centuria2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54851 ZIP area.
