Local servicesHospitalEllinwood District Hospital13.7 miPost officeBushton Post Office1.0 miTown hallBushton City Hall1.0 miPoliceBushton Police Department1.0 miFire stationBushton Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleCentral Plains Middle Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalina Municipal Airport SLN45 miInterstateI-7025 miUS highwayUS 5611 miAmtrakHutchinson, KS HUT40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67427 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 67427 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min6:09 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:47 am – 5:16 pm
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People380 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.5189 householdsMedian household income $37,969Median home value $49,600Median rent $814 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate33% of adults are in the labour force, 108 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 31%, education and health care 24%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 41 minutes66% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 6%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 18°F31 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month May16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days63 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ellsworth station, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsCheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 18,850 acresBinger Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 155 acresKanopolis Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.7 mi · 21,212 acresQuivira National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.6 mi · 22,163 acresKanopolis State Parkstate park · 23.4 mi · 1,643 acresMushroom Rock State Parkstate park · 25.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 202040 mi away, near South Hutchinson, KansasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 25 Feb 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRice County, KS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Bushtonserves 199 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: coliform bacteria, treatment technique11 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,769 ft539 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
