Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min6:05 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:48 am – 5:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People154 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.063 householdsMedian household income $63,047Median home value $27,50083% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $850 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 17°F29 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days57 days above 90°F, 131 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beloit station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsChautauqua Parkpark · 9.8 miGlen Elder State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 1,789 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 11 Nov 202328 mi away, near Bennington, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 30 Oct 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMitchell County, KS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Simpsonserves 81 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: nitrate, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,339 ft408 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMitchell County Hospital Health Systems10.4 miPost officeSimpson Post Office1.1 miTown hallGlasco City Hall6.2 miFire stationMitchell County Rural Fire District 1 Simpson Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalina Municipal Airport SLN44 miInterstateI-7035 miUS highwayUS 241.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67478 ZIP area.
