Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:21 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:34 am – 5:26 pm
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People428 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.3183 householdsMedian home value $97,90094% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 203 employedMain industries: retail 22%, public administration 16%, construction 13%Average commute 38 minutes52% drive alone, 31% car-pool, 3% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, other Asian or Pacific languages 9%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 31°F32 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days100 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waurika station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsJap Beaver Public Fishing Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 208 acresWaurika Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 10,035 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 18 Jan 199549 mi away, near Erin Springs, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 1 Mar 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJefferson County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025239 of 358 days measured115 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Comanche County, OK, 37 mi away
Internet at home65% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJefferson Co Cons Rwd #1serves 8,398 people from surface water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation972 ft296 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson County Hospital9.5 miPost officeHastings Post Office1.6 miTown hallWaurika City Hall8.2 miPoliceJefferson County Sheriff's Office8.1 miFire stationHastings Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base SPS26 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC87 miInterstateI-4418 miUS highwayUS 703.4 miAmtrakArdmore, OK ADM58 miCoachWichita Falls Sheppard Bus StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73548 ZIP area.
