Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:13 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:23 am – 5:18 pm
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People850 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.3277 householdsMedian household income $75,197Median home value $158,600Median rent $880 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,108 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 323 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, manufacturing 24%, retail 16%Average commute 16 minutes81% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher66% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 68%, German or Dutch 33%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F49 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days96 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paris station, 10 mi away; snow from Honey Grove
Nearby landmarksLake Gibbonslake · 5.6 miSoil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoirreservoir · 5.5 miRobinson Lake Number 1lake · 6.6 miSoil Conservation Service Site I Reservoirreservoir · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPat Mayse Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 9,011 acresWalker Parkpark · 9.0 miSam Bell Maxey House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.1 miLeon Williams Parkpark · 9.7 miCaddo National Grasslandnational grassland · 11.9 mi · 17,722 acresCaddo National Grassland-Bois D'arcstate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 13,205 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 20 Oct 200247 mi away, near Lane, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 200547 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLamar County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025332 of 362 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hunt County, TX, 42 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLamar County Water Supply Districtserves 25,569 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation582 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHRISTUS Dubuis Hospital of Paris10.6 miPost officeBrookston Post Office3.2 miTown hallRoxton City Hall7.9 miPoliceLamar County Sheriff's Office10.0 miFire stationBrookston Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL86 miInterstateI-3037 miUS highwayUS 821.6 miAmtrakMineola, TX MIN71 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75421 ZIP area.
