Local servicesHospitalHill Regional Hospital7.8 miPost officeBrandon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMertens City Hall4.5 miPoliceMilford Police Department6.1 miFire stationMertens Volunteer Fire Department4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT33 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL56 miInterstateI-355.6 miUS highwayUS 774.6 miAmtrakCleburne, TX CBR32 miCoachHillsboro Corsicana HwyGreyhound7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76628 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:22 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:24 am – 5:27 pm
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People101 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.328 householdsMedian household income $96,250100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 34°F39 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month October1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days105 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hillsboro station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksIsenberg Lakelake · 2.4 miSoil Conservation Service Site Sixty-two Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miSoil Conservation Service Site 63 Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miHill Collegecollege · 7.0 miKempshafer Lakelake · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWallace Parkpark · 8.6 mi · 56 acresCity Parkpark · 9.0 miNavarro Mills Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.3 mi · 11,023 acresAquilla Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.8 mi · 10,298 acresWhitney Point Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.8 mi · 45,028 acresBardwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.5 mi · 7,529 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201532 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202435 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHill County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025323 of 362 days measured39 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ellis County, TX, 24 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL39% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Hillsboroserves 8,867 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation607 ft185 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
