Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:53 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:49 am – 5:58 pm
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People1,779 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.8914 householdsMedian household income $65,227Median home value $241,300Median rent $1,241 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,444 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 743 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, farming, forestry and mining 14%Average commute 17 minutes51% drive alone, 24% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, Spanish 21%, German or Dutch 1%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 87°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 32°F19 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days28 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Locke station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsDavis Mountains Easement - H. E. Sproul Timmonature preserve · 2.3 mi · 655 acresDavis Mountains State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 2,724 acresIndian Lodgestate park · 6.5 miFort Davis National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.1 mi · 518 acresBuffalo Trail Scout Ranch/High Adventure Campnature preserve · 6.5 mi · 5,638 acresBalmorhea State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 762 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 14 Apr 199547 mi away, near Marathon, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jun 202531 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJeff Davis County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 364 days measured91 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brewster County, TX, 74 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFort Davis WSCserves 986 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,578 ft2,005 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeFort Davis Post Office8.2 miPoliceJeff Davis County Sheriff's Office8.2 miFire stationDavis Mountain Resort Volunteer Fire Department7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLajitas International Airport99 miInterstateI-1024 miUS highwayUS 9026 miAmtrakAlpine, TX ALP29 miCoachMarfaAll Aboard America26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79734 ZIP area.
