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About Java

Town in South Dakota, United States

121Population

0.5 sq miArea

2,096 ftElevation

Java is a town in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 121 at the 2020 census. Java derives its name from Java coffee, and Coffee Town was an early variant name. Java received its name from railroad crews on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Line who would stop for coffee in the town prior to the railroad's relocation in 1908.

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Town numbers

ZIP code57452

Area code605

Living in Java

Health in Java

Compared with South Dakota

4better than SD·9worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind 1▼ 2 close

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What stands out

14.1%Fewer binge drinkersSD 18.8% · better 82.9%More adults treating high blood pressureSD 75.9% · better 10%More adults with heart diseaseSD 6.8% · worse

Care nearby

Bowdle Hospital - CahBowdle · 11.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Access Health - OnidaOnida · 55.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Java

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🔥 Wildfire

0Does Java flood?no paid flood claims on record NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 10 declared for Walworth County

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Java has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26° / 8°Winter

54° / 31°Spring

81° / 56°Summer

57° / 34°Fall

How much snow does Java get?About 33 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 1, with the last in spring around May 8.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.8° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Nearest: Bowdle Public LibraryBowdle · 11.6 miles · 30 hrs a week

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Locator map of Java — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Arkyan · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby towns

Selby7 mi Bowdle12 mi Bowdle12 mi Modena12 mi Lowry14 mi Odessa16 mi Akaska17 mi Cottonwood Lake17 mi Hosmer18 mi Mound City18 mi

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