Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min6:15 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min8:01 am – 5:21 pm
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People280 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.2116 householdsMedian household income $60,714Median home value $51,000Median rent $375 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $527 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 115 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 49%, education and health care 24%, other services 10%Average commute 29 minutes78% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 15°F22 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days62 days above 90°F, 168 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Atwood station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksElephant Rocknatural arch · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 13 Nov 200133 mi away, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 13 Nov 200133 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRawlins County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025300 of 333 days measured33 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sherman County, KS, 60 mi away
Internet at home65% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Herndonserves 121 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,801 ft854 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRawlins County Health Center12.8 miPost officeHerndon Post Office2.5 miFire stationHerndon Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK26 miInterstateI-7038 miUS highwayUS 363.9 miAmtrakMcCook, NE MCK24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67739 ZIP area.
