Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min6:25 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 45 min7:46 am – 5:31 pm
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People176 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.767 householdsMedian household income $54,375Median home value $226,600Median rent $1,078 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,188 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 22°F24 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month May13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days66 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Miami station, 25 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site 24 Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site 25 Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miLake Fensterwaldlake · 6.0 miDry Fork Washita Riverriver · 6.7 miLake Cindylake · 6.8 miRathjen Springsspring · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Kettle National Grasslandnational grassland · 16.8 mi · 577 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202647 mi away, near Spearman, TexasMost recent: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWheeler County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 364 days measured131 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dewey County, OK, 71 mi away
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFort Elliott Cisd Briscoeserves 155 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,577 ft785 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalParkview Hospital14.0 miPost officeBriscoe Post Office5.8 miFire stationBriscoe Volunteer Fire Department Station 24.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA89 miMajor airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC148 miInterstateI-4028 miUS highwayUS 836.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79011 ZIP area.
