Local servicesHospitalBaptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Orange Campus14.3 miPost officeDeweyville Post Officeunder a milePoliceStarks Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office4.9 miFire stationSouth Newton Emergency Services District 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLamar State College - Orange14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Brooks Regional Airport BPT30 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH98 miInterstateI-1013 miUS highwayUS 9012 miAmtrakBeaumont, TX BMT28 miCoachOrange ExxonGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77614 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:13 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min7:07 am – 5:18 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People330 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.1136 householdsMedian home value $134,300100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 145 employedMain industries: education and health care 59%, professional and business services 18%, public administration 13%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% 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 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, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsSabine Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 8,791 acresSabine National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.8 mi · 123,815 acresVillage Creek State Parkstate park · 23.5 mi · 2,472 acresSam Houston Jones State Park District IIstate park · 28.2 mi · 1,054 acresBig Thicket National Preservenational conservation area · 29.1 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 198322 mi away, near Sulphur, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Oct 198322 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNewton 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, 16 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSouth Newton WSCserves 3,729 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202128 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
