Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:30 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:44 am – 5:36 pm
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People61 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 12.011 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 29°F24 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days102 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Childress Muni Ap station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsMatador Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 28,341 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 3.1 on 7 Oct 200727 mi away, near Childress, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Oct 200727 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCottle County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Paducahserves 1,087 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,931 ft589 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalChildress Regional Medical Center20.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB86 miUS highwayUS 8310 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79223 ZIP area.
