Local servicesHospitalThomas E Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center11.6 miPost officeAmarillo Post Office7.1 miTown hallLake Tanglewood City Hall3.7 miPoliceRandall County Sheriff's Office7.2 miFire stationLake Tanglewood Fire Department and Emergency Medical Service3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA7.9 miInterstateI-406.4 miUS highwayUS 2876.4 miCoachAmarillo Multimodal Transfer StaFlixBus9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79117 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:33 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:51 am – 5:38 pm
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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, 9 mi away; rain from Amarillo
Nearby landmarksLake Tanglewoodlake · 4.1 miWest Fork Prairie Dog Town Fork Red Riverriver · 3.3 miLittle Fallswaterfall · 3.3 miCurrie Lakelake · 5.1 miAmarillo Collegecollege · 8.2 miAmarillo College East Campuscollege · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsComanche Trailrecreation area · 4.7 mi · 567 acresSoutheast Regional Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 402 acresPalo Duro Canyon State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 27,267 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.1 mi · 7,735 acresLake Meredith National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 31.0 mi · 40,818 acresAlibates Flint Quarries National Monumentnational monument · 32.3 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 200021 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202315 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePotter County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHail Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025301 of 320 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Potter County monitors, TX
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
Elevation3,569 ft1,088 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
