Local servicesHospitalGolden Plains Community Hospital3.1 miPost officeBorger Post Office3.0 miTown hallBorger City Hall2.7 miPoliceHutchinson County Sheriff's Office2.2 miFire stationBorger Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA37 miInterstateI-4033 miUS highwayUS 6023 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79008 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79008 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min6:30 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:51 am – 5:36 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 71°FColdest month December: highs 52°F, lows 28°F19 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month June15 in of snow a year, on about 9 days93 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Borger Hutchinson Co Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Borger
Parks and public landsJohnson Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 124 acresHuber Parkpark · 3.3 miLake Meredith National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 11.1 mi · 40,818 acresAlibates Flint Quarries National Monumentnational monument · 15.5 mi · 1,080 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202629 mi away, near Spearman, TexasMost recent: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHutchinson County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWinter weather 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, nearest monitors: Potter County, TX, 34 mi away
Drinking waterBorger Municipal Water Systemserves 12,419 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
Elevation2,954 ft900 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
