Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:22 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:32 am – 5:28 pm
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People1,263 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.3497 householdsMedian household income $69,250Median home value $171,200Median rent $988 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,745 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 591 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 41 minutes78% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 30°F35 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bowie station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksScott Lakelake · 4.1 miHapgood Lakelake · 6.7 miSoil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoirreservoir · 6.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site Five A Reservoirreservoir · 6.1 miBufallo Springsspring · 6.1 miBrushy Moundpeak · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHagerman National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.1 mi · 822 acresLake Arrowhead State Parkstate park · 20.6 mi · 575 acresLost Creek Reservoir State Trailwaystate park · 26.2 mi · 248 acresLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 27.3 mi · 20,083 acresFort Richardson State Park & Historic Sitestate park · 28.8 mi · 428 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 3.7 on 9 Dec 201346 mi away, near Perrin, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 201848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClay County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 346 days measured54 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Parker County, TX, 60 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Bellevueserves 289 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,041 ft317 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBowie Memorial Hospital13.7 miPost officeBellevue Post Office3.0 miFire stationBellevue Volunteer Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base SPS36 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW77 miInterstateI-4432 miUS highwayUS 2872.5 miAmtrakGainesville, TX GLE53 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76228 ZIP area.
