Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min6:13 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:58 am – 5:19 pm
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People33 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.717 householdsMedian household income $74,250100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $844 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 14°F26 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May20 in of snow a year, on about 10 days60 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norton Dam station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsNorton Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 6,272 acresPrairie Dog State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 1,178 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 1 Jun 202535 mi away, near Hill City, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 8 Sep 202550 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNorton County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 364 days measured88 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 116main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Trego County, KS, 57 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription6% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Claytonserves 46 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,570 ft783 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorton County Hospital19.1 miPost officeJennings Post Office5.2 miTown hallJennings City Hall5.2 miFire stationJennings Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK41 miUS highwayUS 368.9 miAmtrakMcCook, NE MCK41 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67629 ZIP area.
