Local servicesHospitalVernon Memorial Healthcare Hospital16.1 miPost officeMount Sterling Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMount Sterling Village Hallunder a mileFire stationSeneca Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLa Crosse Regional Airport LSE42 miInterstateI-9039 miUS highwayUS 618.9 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LSE39 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 54645 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:23 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 58 min7:32 am – 4:30 pm
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People114 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.351 householdsMedian household income $48,472Median home value $130,000Median rent $683 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,750 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 7°F38 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 21 days10 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gays Mills station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarks2 Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miMcGregor Pointcape · 4.1 miJohnstown Pointcape · 5.1 miIsland Number One Hundred Fifty-One (historical)island · 7.4 miIsland Number One Hundred Fifty-Sixisland · 7.6 miColumbus Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHogback Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 1,071 acresKickapoo Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 9.2 mi · 3,634 acresStatewide Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 104 acresRush Creek Streambank Protection Areastate recreation area · 11.0 mi · 345 acresRush Creek Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 2,698 acresGordons Bay Landing Public Accessstate recreation area · 12.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCrawford County, WI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025246 of 358 days measured109 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Grant County, WI, 33 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMount Sterling Waterworksserves 206 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,108 ft338 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
