Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:42 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:28 am – 4:48 pm
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People105 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.655 householdsMedian household income $47,188Median home value $88,00095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $789 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F39 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month June19 in of snow a year, on about 10 days24 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kirksville Rgnl Ap station, 12 mi away; snow from Kirksville
Nearby landmarksFish Lakelake · 1.8 miRound Lakelake · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHidden Hollow Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 1,332 acresDodd Accessstate recreation area · 8.1 miAtlanta Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 2,381 acresSugar Creek Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 2,591 acresMontgomery Woods Conservation Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 349 acresGriffith Memorial Conservation Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 135 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 LowMacon County, MO, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025343 of 365 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Monroe County, MO, 48 mi away
Internet at home40% of households have a broadband subscription15% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterElmer PWSserves 52 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation722 ft220 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Regional Medical Center17.2 miPost officeElmer Post Office1.6 miFire stationElmer Rural Fire Association - Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKirksville Regional Airport IRK12 miMajor airportKansas City International Airport MCI117 miUS highwayUS 6311 miAmtrakLa Plata, MO LAP11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63538 ZIP area.
