Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Surgical Hospital4.1 miPost officeLone Star Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAmarillo City Hall4.4 miPoliceRandall County Sheriff's Office - Annex Station1.4 miFire stationAmarillo Fire Department Station 12under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolAmarillo Collegiate Academyunder a mileElementarySouth Georgia Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleFannin Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeAmarillo College2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA10 miInterstateI-271.3 miUS highwayUS 871.3 miCoachAmarillo Multimodal Transfer StaFlixBus4.2 miTransit18 stops within a mileAmarillo City Transit (ACT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79110 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79110 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:33 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:52 am – 5:39 pm
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People18,514 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.26,930 householdsMedian household income $65,896Median home value $153,400Median rent $1,173 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,445 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 9,591 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 18 minutes79% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 13%, other Indo-European languages 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 22°F20 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month August17 in of snow a year, on about 10 days82 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Amarillo 7ene station, 11 mi away; rain from Amarillo
Nearby landmarksAmarillo Collegecollege · 2.9 miAmarillo College West Campuscollege · 4.4 miAmarillo Lakelake · 4.8 miLake Tanglewoodlake · 7.8 miAmarillo Terminal Reservoirreservoir · 8.6 miLittle Fallswaterfall · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn S Stiff Memorial Parkrecreation area · 1.9 mi · 355 acresMemorial Parkpark · 2.6 miPalo Duro Canyon State Parkstate park · 17.2 mi · 27,267 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.9 mi · 7,735 acresLake Meredith National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 29.4 mi · 40,818 acresAlibates Flint Quarries National Monumentnational monument · 31.0 mi · 1,080 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200018 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202315 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRandall County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 360 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Randall County monitors, TX
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAmarillo Municipal Water Systemserves 201,291 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,631 ft1,107 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
