Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min5:09 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:26 am – 4:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 10°F33 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June49 in of snow a year, on about 34 days7 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Appleton station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksShioc Riverriver · 5.9 miFox Valley Technical College - Appleton Campuscollege · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsScattered Forest Land - Lmstate recreation area · 1.9 miNewton Blackmour State Trailstate park · 3.5 mi · 288 acresMack Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 1,354 acresStatewide Wildlife Habitat - Lmstate recreation area · 4.8 mi · 757 acresOutagamie Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 7.6 mi · 943 acresGordon Bubolz Nature Preservepark · 6.3 mi · 478 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 LowOutagamie County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025264 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 6 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 172main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Outagamie County monitors, WI
Drinking waterAppleton Waterworksserves 74,511 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation822 ft251 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton10.1 miPost officeBlack Creek Post Office3.9 miTown hallBlack Creek Village Hall4.2 miPoliceBlack Creek Police Department4.2 miFire stationCenter Township Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFox Valley Technical College - Appleton Campus9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAppleton International Airport ATW11 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE105 miInterstateI-418.2 miUS highwayUS 418.2 miCoachAppleton WI (APP)FlixBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54951 ZIP area.
