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Local servicesHospitalBayside Community Hospital20.1 miPost officeHigh Island Post Office5.0 miFire stationHigh Island Volunteer Fire Department5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Brooks Regional Airport BPT40 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU49 miInterstateI-1021 miUS highwayUS 7528 miAmtrakBeaumont, TX BMT43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaTexas
ZIP code77617
Telephone code409
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 2 min6:18 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 15 min7:08 am – 5:23 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People44 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.123 householdsMedian household income $75,703100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F60 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare68 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 62° / 43°FJFebruary: 66° / 47°FFMarch: 71° / 53°FMApril: 77° / 59°FAMay: 83° / 67°FMJune: 89° / 73°FJJuly: 91° / 75°FJAugust: 92° / 74°FASeptember: 88° / 70°FSOctober: 81° / 60°FONovember: 72° / 51°FNDecember: 64° / 45°FD100°40°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anahuac station, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksMussel Pointcape · 1.1 miRollover Baybay · 2.1 miLong Pointcape · 5.5 miBrant Islandisland · 1.9 miKnoll Pondslake · 2.1 miBrushy Bend Bayoubay · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 37,735 acresMcfaddin National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.5 mi · 59,445 acresSea Rim State Parkstate park · 27.1 mi · 4,402 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighGalveston County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighLightning Very HighHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025218 of 365 days measured139 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 179main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Galveston County monitors, TX
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL39% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of League Cityserves 149,557 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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