Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:34 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:33 am – 4:41 pm
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People277 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.2101 householdsMedian household income $99,39194% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,306 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate76% of adults are in the labour force, 167 employedMain industries: other services 33%, manufacturing 27%, farming, forestry and mining 18%Average commute 20 minutes74% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 10°F36 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 17 days14 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belle Plaine station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksHoliday Lakelake · 5.2 miRainbow Lakelake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 114 acresRandolph Accessstate recreation area · 5.7 mi · 405 acresOtter Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 3,508 acresWest Salt Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 81 acresSalt Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 117 acresPort Louisa National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.8 mi · 11,861 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 LowPoweshiek County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured105 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 159main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Johnson County, IA, 40 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGrinnell Water Departmentserves 9,564 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: radium, maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation905 ft276 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCompass Memorial Healthcare Medical Center14.1 miPost officeVictor Post Office5.6 miTown hallHartwick City Hall1.4 miPoliceVictor Police Department5.7 miFire stationHartwick Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportThe Eastern Iowa Airport CID33 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM70 miInterstateI-807.9 miUS highwayUS 64.8 miAmtrakOttumwa, IA OTM54 miCoachWilliamsburgJefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52232 ZIP area.
