Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:37 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:43 am – 5:42 pm
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People210 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.492 householdsMedian household income $74,583Median home value $54,00090% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,121 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 141 employedMain industries: other services 30%, farming, forestry and mining 26%, education and health care 22%Average commute 38 minutes97% drive alone, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher71% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 44%, Spanish 57%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 32°F19 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days108 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gail station, 14 mi away
Earthquakes124 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 26 Jul 202435 mi away, near Hermleigh, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 23 Jul 202626 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowScurry County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025314 of 338 days measured22 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 24, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lubbock County, TX, 60 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription13% have cable, fibre or DSL77% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Snyderserves 11,104 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,573 ft784 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCogdell Memorial Hospital23.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB64 miInterstateI-2038 miUS highwayUS 1808.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79517 ZIP area.
