Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:47 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:45 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F34 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 19 days19 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harlan station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksIowa Western Community College - Shelby County Centercollege · 6.2 miLittle George Lakelake · 6.7 miWest Fork West Nishnabotna Riverriver · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSchley Parkpark · 5.8 miNishna Bend Recreation Areapark · 6.0 mi · 79 acresPrairie Rose State Parkstate park · 11.1 mi · 728 acresDinesen Prairie State Preservestate conservation land · 11.3 miBoyer Chute National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.0 mi · 3,968 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 LowShelby County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025291 of 336 days measured44 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 132main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washington County, NE, 41 mi away
Drinking waterHarlan Municipal Utilitiesserves 5,067 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,383 ft422 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMyrtue Medical Center6.9 miPost officePortsmouth Post Office5.5 miTown hallTennant Town Hallunder a milePoliceHarlan Police Department7.5 miFire stationPortsmouth Cass Township Fire Department5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIowa Western Community College - Shelby County Center6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEppley Airfield OMA31 miInterstateI-807.0 miUS highwayUS 596.0 miAmtrakCreston, IA CRN67 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51574 ZIP area.
