Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:35 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:52 am – 5:41 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 23°F19 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month June14 in of snow a year, on about 7 days77 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hereford station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Campgroundcampground · 5.6 miShortgrass Prairie Loop Trailtrailhead · 5.7 miEarthen Walking Trailtrailhead · 5.9 miBuffalo Lakelake · 6.0 miLeroy Johnson Lakelake · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.0 mi · 7,718 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200039 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDeaf Smith County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighHail Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 360 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randall County, TX, 17 mi away
Drinking waterHereford Municipal Water Systemserves 16,048 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,799 ft1,158 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHereford Regional Medical Center14.2 miPost officeDawn Post Office2.8 miFire stationDawn Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAmarillo College Hereford Campus14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA34 miInterstateI-2717 miUS highwayUS 602.5 miCoachHereford StripesGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79025 ZIP area.
