Local servicesHospitalShannon Medical Center BIg Spring2.2 miPost officeBig Spring Post Office3.5 miTown hallBig Spring City Hall3.7 miPoliceBig Spring Police Department1.1 miFire stationBig Spring Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMidland International Air and Space Port MAF44 miInterstateI-20under a mileUS highwayUS 871.2 miCoachBig Spring (Shell)Greyhoundunder a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79721 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79721 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:40 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:43 am – 5:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People466 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.80 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher38% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 14%, Spanish 84%, French or Haitian Creole 1%, German or Dutch 1%64% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 31°F20 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days115 days above 90°F, 54 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Spring station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouthwest Collegiate Institute for the Deafcollege · 1.4 miBig Springspring · 3.0 miFourmile Lakelake · 1.7 miThreemile Lakelake · 1.8 miScenic Mountainpeak · 2.0 miSouth Mountainpeak · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Spring State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 375 acresComanche Trail City Park and Golf Coursepark · 2.7 mi · 291 acresComanche Trail Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 127 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 16 Dec 202236 mi away, Range Hill, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 5 Sep 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHoward County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025259 of 358 days measured97 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 183main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ector County, TX, 64 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Big Springserves 27,282 people from surface water17 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,534 ft772 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
