Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:24 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:44 am – 5:30 pm
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People329 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.6157 householdsMedian household income $56,875Median home value $161,40065% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,087 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 128 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, public administration 23%, farming, forestry and mining 18%Average commute 17 minutes48% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 27% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 24°F26 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 5 days83 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Erick station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksOknoname 129009 Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miShirley Thompson Reservoirreservoir · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Kettle National Grasslandnational grassland · 16.1 mi · 30,688 acresWashita Battlefield National Historic Sitehistoric site · 18.3 mi · 320 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202120 mi away, near Wheeler, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202120 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRoger Mills County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 364 days measured131 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dewey County, OK, 64 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRoger Mills Rwd # 2 (red Star)serves 800 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202115 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,178 ft664 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSayre Memorial Hospital18.0 miFire stationSweetwater - Beckham County Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementarySweetwater Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighSweetwater High Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA102 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC131 miInterstateI-4013 miUS highwayUS 6614 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 73666 ZIP area.
