Local servicesHospitalHawarden Regional Healthcare Medical Center8.0 miPost officeIreton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallIreton Town Hallunder a milePoliceHawarden Police Department8.3 miFire stationIreton Community Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryWest Sioux Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolIreton Christian Schoolunder a mileCollegeDordt College11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field SUX39 miMajor airportEppley Airfield OMA117 miInterstateI-2925 miUS highwayUS 758.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51027 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 51027 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:46 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:53 am – 4:53 pm
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People1,443 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.7463 householdsMedian household income $91,875Median home value $219,300Median rent $1,100 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,446 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate83% of adults are in the labour force, 769 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 14%, farming, forestry and mining 14%Average commute 20 minutes64% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 31% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 7°F30 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 17 days19 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hawarden station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksRowan Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miHorseshoe Lakelake · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRock Sioux Accessstate recreation area · 10.1 miLynottestate conservation land · 9.6 miBig Sioux Parkpark · 9.3 mi · 248 acresCut Off Bendstate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 86 acresOak Grove State Parkpark · 9.4 mi · 99 acresPetry Harmelinkstate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202332 mi away, near Wakonda, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 202332 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSioux County, IA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: 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, 33 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSouthern Sioux County Rural Waterserves 5,420 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,430 ft436 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
