Local servicesHospitalOak Bend Medical Center - Wharton Hospital Campus8.5 miPost officeEgypt Post Office3.0 miTown hallWharton City Hall9.9 miPoliceWharton Police Department9.7 miFire stationWharton Volunteer Fire Department9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWharton County Junior College Main Campus10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT54 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU62 miInterstateI-6927 miUS highwayUS 598.6 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS60 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 77436 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 2 min6:26 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min7:15 am – 5:31 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 65°F, lows 42°F50 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare130 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Campo station, 11 mi away; snow from Wharton
Nearby landmarksNorthington Lakelake · under a mileRockin Ranch Lakelake · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsD.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 253 acresHarris Parkpark · 8.8 miAttwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.3 mi · 10,569 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 19 Feb 201542 mi away, near Hallettsville, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 201542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWharton County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured62 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brazoria County, TX, 51 mi away
Drinking waterCity of El Camposerves 12,095 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation121 ft37 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
