Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min6:14 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min7:08 am – 5:19 pm
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People9,101 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.33,704 householdsMedian household income $64,415Median home value $118,000Median rent $816 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,231 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting15.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 3,517 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, manufacturing 15%, construction 12%Average commute 32 minutes87% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 40°F64 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare74 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orange 9 N station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksClear Lakelake · 9.2 miCougar Country Lakelake · 6.6 miWright Springsspring · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVillage Creek State Parkstate park · 15.8 mi · 2,472 acresBig Thicket National Preservenational conservation area · 17.0 mi · 108,722 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Oct 198334 mi away, near Sulphur, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Oct 198334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJasper County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025219 of 364 days measured145 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Orange County, TX, 20 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL41% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasper County Wcid 1serves 3,035 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation74 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Orange Campus23.2 miPost officeBuna Post Office3.2 miPoliceJasper County Sheriff's Office8.9 miFire stationTexas Forest Service Buna Officeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Brooks Regional Airport BPT32 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH89 miInterstateI-1019 miUS highwayUS Business 962.8 miAmtrakBeaumont, TX BMT25 miCoachOrange ExxonGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77612 ZIP area.
