Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:13 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:14 am – 4:21 pm
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People193 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.978 householdsMedian household income $84,500Median home value $107,10082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $686 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Vietnamese 14%15% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 14°F17 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 17 days37 days above 90°F, 198 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ellsworth 2w station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksDennis Lakelake · 1.0 miWelsh Lakelake · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrescent Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.8 mi · 46,712 acresNebraska National Forestnational forest · 43.6 mi · 140,857 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 May 197828 mi away, near Hyannis, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 18 Oct 201225 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSheridan County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025295 of 308 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 23, worst day 64main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Scotts Bluff County, NE, 69 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Gordonserves 1,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,013 ft1,223 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBox Butte General Hospital23.4 miPost officeLakeside Post Office4.1 miFire stationHeart of the Hills Rural Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlliance Municipal Airport AIA21 miUS highwayUS 38525 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 69351 ZIP area.
