Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:26 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 15 min7:16 am – 5:31 pm
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People6 residentsin the ZIP code area3 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 40°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month MaySnow is rare116 days above 90°F, 14 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eagle Lake Resch Ctr station, 7 mi away; snow from Columbus
Parks and public landsAttwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.8 mi · 10,569 acresD.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 253 acresStephen F Austin State Parkstate park · 26.9 mi · 464 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 201530 mi away, near Hallettsville, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 201530 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColorado County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025312 of 360 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Victoria County, TX, 61 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Eagle Lakeserves 3,837 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation198 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRice Medical Center7.0 miPost officeAltair Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEagle Lake Municipal Building7.7 miPoliceEagle Lake Police Department7.8 miFire stationRock Island Volunteer Fire Department7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT56 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU71 miInterstateI-1010 miUS highwayUS 90 Alt2.1 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS67 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77412 ZIP area.
