2017 · St. Boniface Catholic Church · Wikimedia Commons
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2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
WestphaliaIA
A town of 117.
Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
117
residents
Median home value
$97K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
63.5
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
117 people, and everyone knows the way
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Westphalia has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
31″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–32°
Spring38–60°
Summer61–82°
Fall40–62°
Oct 9
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Westphalia is
Westphalia tracks Iowa closely on all 32 CDC measures.
32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Myrtue Medical Center
6.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Westphalia
City in Iowa, United States
Westphalia is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, United States. The population was 126 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 126
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,437 ft
- ZIP code
- 51578
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