Local servicesHospitalNorth Texas Medical Centerunder a milePost officeGainesville Post Office2.4 miTown hallGainesville City Hall2.4 miPoliceCooke County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationGainesville Fire Rescue Station 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSt Mary Catholic School1.8 miCollegeNorth Central Texas College - Gainesville Campus1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW52 miInterstateI-351.3 miUS highwayUS 82under a mileAmtrakGainesville, TX GLE2.5 miCoachGainesville ChevronGreyhound1.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76241 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76241 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:18 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:29 am – 5:24 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F43 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days82 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville 5 Ene station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Central Texas College - Gainesville Campuscollege · 1.9 miSoil Conservation Service Site 61q Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miNorth Club Lakelake · 3.5 miSoil Conservation Service Site 9 Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miSarles Lakelake · 4.7 miTerrapin Hillpeak · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMoffett Parkpark · 1.8 miLeonard Park & Frank Buck Zoopark · 1.9 miRay Roberts Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.6 mi · 47,205 acresRay Roberts Lake State Parkstate park · 17.9 mi · 4,766 acresLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 28.8 mi · 20,083 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 28 Apr 201340 mi away, near Oakland, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Feb 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCooke County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 17 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 179main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Denton County, TX, 31 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Gainesvilleserves 18,107 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation762 ft232 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
