Local servicesHospitalRefugio County Memorial Hospital23.7 miFire stationHoliday Beach Sub Station Lamar Volunteer Fire Department8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT42 miMajor airportSan Antonio International Airport SAT130 miInterstateI--3515 miUS highwayUS 7721 miCoachRockport StripesGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77950 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77950 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 56 min6:31 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 21 min7:15 am – 5:36 pm
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People197 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.691 householdsMedian household income $39,125Median home value $96,10082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $494 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 75%, Spanish 25%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 66°F, lows 42°F40 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 17 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Port Aransas 32 Nne station, 6 mi away; snow from Aransas Wr
Nearby landmarksMac Lakelake · 1.1 miLong Lakelake · 4.2 miMeile Dietrich Pointcape · 3.3 miIndian Head Pointcape · 3.5 miSaint Charles Baybay · 4.1 miTatton Trailtrailhead · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAransas National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 90,764 acresGoose Island State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 308 acresGuadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 988 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRefugio County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 38 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription26% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone32% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Austwellserves 147 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
