Local servicesHospitalNess County Hospital15.2 miFire stationLane County Rural Fire Department Beeler Station3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGarden City Regional Airport GCK45 miUS highwayUS 28315 miAmtrakDodge City, KS DDG46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67518 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67518 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min6:17 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:54 am – 5:23 pm
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People17 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.66 households33% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 16°F23 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month July15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days74 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ness City station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsFinney State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Areastate recreation area · 17.0 mi · 831 acresFinney State Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 17.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 15 Jul 199242 mi away, near Schoenchen, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 7 Jan 199947 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNess County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 364 days measured88 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 116main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Trego County, KS, 39 mi away
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL67% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Ness Cityserves 1,303 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,639 ft804 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
