Local servicesHospitalPalacios Community Medical Center4.6 miPost officeCollegeport Post Office3.8 miTown hallPalacios City Hall4.5 miPolicePalacios Police Department4.0 miFire stationPalacios Volunteer Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT48 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU86 miUS highwayUS 8729 miCoachPalacios Henderson Drive InGreyhound5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77428 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77428 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 58 min6:27 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 19 min7:13 am – 5:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People151 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.552 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate100% of adults are in the labour force, 101 employedMain industries: wholesale trade 51%, construction 49%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 79°FColdest month January: highs 65°F, lows 46°F43 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare82 days above 90°F, 5 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palacios Muni Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Matagorda No 2
Nearby landmarksMad Island Lakelake · 3.5 miRattlesnake Pointcape · 3.6 miGrassy Pointcape · 3.7 miTres Palacios Baybay · 3.8 miCoon Island Baybay · 3.8 miOyster Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Bay Pavilion Parkpark · 3.9 miTanner Flats Parkpark · 4.1 miMad Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 7,258 acresBig Boggy National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.1 mi · 4,201 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMatagorda County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025312 of 360 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Victoria County, TX, 50 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% 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 Bay Cityserves 18,061 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
