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Houghton city, IA

ZIP 52631 — Climate & Environment

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

Upper Middle Class

Climate, disaster risk, air quality, and environmental safety

Environment & Risk in ZIP Code 52631

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 Houghton city, IA as Relatively Low (composite score 62.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (70.4) and wildfire (48.7). 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
62.9
Flood risk
70.4
Wildfire risk
48.7
Hurricane risk
17.9
Earthquake risk
55.5
Tornado risk
70.3
Winter weather risk
52.0
Hail risk
85.7

Climate & Weather in ZIP Code 52631

Climate normals for Houghton 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
6a
Annual Snow Days
N/A
Annual Precipitation
N/A
FEMA NRI rating
Relatively Low

Climate & Environment key statistics

Climate statistics
Climate
Hardiness zone6a
Broadband access96.5%
Risk & Air Quality statistics
Risk & Air Quality
NRI ratingRelatively Low
NRI risk index62.9
Flood risk (NRI)70.4
Wildfire risk (NRI)48.7
Hurricane risk (NRI)17.9
IRS net migration4