Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:58 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:56 am – 5:05 pm
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People112 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.348 householdsMedian household income $84,167Median home value $119,60081% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 11°F27 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month May27 in of snow a year, on about 16 days22 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Albion station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksPilot Knobpeak · 3.7 miKoinzan Reservoirreservoir · 8.9 miHollman Reservoirreservoir · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPibel Lake State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 15.7 mi · 51 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 13 May 197534 mi away, near Ewing, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 20 Jun 200221 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBoone County, NE, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025278 of 337 days measured57 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 118main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hall County, NE, 55 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Primroseserves 69 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,908 ft582 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone County Health Center13.4 miPost officeSpalding Post Office5.9 miTown hallSpalding Village Hall5.9 miFire stationPrimrose Rural Fire District 52.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCentral Nebraska Regional Airport GRI47 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA125 miUS highwayUS 28115 miAmtrakHastings, NE HAS74 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68655 ZIP area.
