Local servicesHospitalTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle11.7 miPost officeBoyd Post Office3.5 miTown hallBoyd City Hall3.1 miPoliceBoyd Police Department3.7 miFire stationWise County Emergency Services District 1 Fire Station2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWeatherford College Wise County Campus14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Worth Meacham International Airport FTW21 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW34 miInterstateI-3517 miUS highwayUS 2876.9 miAmtrakCentral Station FTW25 miCoachDowntown Fort WorthFlixBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76023 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76023 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:22 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:29 am – 5:27 pm
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People7,192 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.02,453 householdsMedian household income $80,927Median home value $281,800Median rent $1,091 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,324 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 3,705 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 14%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 38 minutes68% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 6%, Russian or other Slavic 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 33°F39 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days91 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site Ten Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miSoil Conservation Service Site Twenty One Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miPat Dick Hillpeak · 8.3 miBurton Knobpeak · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRT Brooks Baseball Complexrecreation area · 2.8 miNewark Ball Fieldrecreation area · 6.4 miLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 19.7 mi · 20,083 acresGrapevine Recreation Arearecreation area · 24.1 mi · 15,673 acresLake Mineral Wells State Parkstate park · 27.4 mi · 3,029 acresBenbrook Recreation Arearecreation area · 27.5 mi · 8,124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201548 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWise County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 22 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription35% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Boydserves 2,044 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation804 ft245 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program