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Knierim city, IA

ZIP 50552 — Climate & Environment

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle Class

Climate, disaster risk, air quality, and environmental safety

Environment & Risk in ZIP Code 50552

Disaster Risk (FEMA NRI)

County-linked natural hazard risk from FEMA National Risk Index — useful for comparing insurance and disaster exposure.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Knierim city, IA as Relatively Low (composite score 44.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (20.6) and hurricane (14.7). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Overall rating
Relatively Low
Risk index
44.6
Flood risk
20.6
Wildfire risk
8.5
Hurricane risk
14.7
Earthquake risk
14.6
Tornado risk
73.6
Winter weather risk
61.7
Hail risk
92.8

Climate & Weather in ZIP Code 50552

Climate normals for Knierim city, IA show limited published climate normals on US5. Pair that with FEMA NRI hazard context (overall rating Relatively Low) when evaluating long-term housing and insurance exposure.

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Monthly Temperature

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Climate Data
Hardiness Zone
5a
Annual Snow Days
N/A
Annual Precipitation
N/A
FEMA NRI rating
Relatively Low

Climate & Environment key statistics

Climate statistics
Climate
Hardiness zone5a
Broadband access90.3%
Risk & Air Quality statistics
Risk & Air Quality
NRI ratingRelatively Low
NRI risk index44.6
Flood risk (NRI)20.6
Wildfire risk (NRI)8.5
Hurricane risk (NRI)14.7
IRS net migration5