Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 20 min5:50 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 2 min7:54 am – 4:57 pm
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People76 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.032 householdsMedian household income $61,250Median home value $85,00091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $625 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 10°F28 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month June36 in of snow a year, on about 18 days29 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vermillion 2 Se station, 6 mi away; snow from Newcastle
Nearby landmarksMulberry Point (historical)cape · 3.1 miAowa Creek Reservoir 61-11Areservoir · 3.9 miBuckskin Hills Lakelake · 5.1 miAowa Creek Reservoir 61-3reservoir · 4.2 miVermillion Riverriver · 5.4 miUniversity of South Dakotacollege · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFrost Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.1 mi · 349 acresClay Countystate recreation area · 5.4 mi · 114 acresMissouri National Recreational Rivernational recreation area · 7.7 mi · 870 acresCotton Parkpark · 6.2 miWiseman Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 165 acresBarstow Parkpark · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 15 Nov 198249 mi away, near Tyndall, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202320 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDixon County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025308 of 351 days measured41 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, SD, 16 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Maskellserves 86 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,286 ft392 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSanford Hospital Vermillion6.9 miPost officeNewcastle Post Office6.1 miTown hallVermillion City Hall6.7 miPoliceClay County Sheriff's Office6.6 miFire stationNewcastle Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Dakota7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX37 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA111 miInterstateI-2912 miUS highwayUS 2016 miCoachVermillionJefferson Lines7.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68751 ZIP area.
