Local servicesHospitalGlen Rose Medical Center3.2 miPost officeGlen Rose Post Office2.8 miTown hallGlen Rose City Hall2.6 miPoliceSomervell County Sheriff's Office3.6 miFire stationSomervell County Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineral Wells Regional Airport MWL44 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW64 miInterstateI-3534 miUS highwayUS 671.9 miAmtrakCleburne, TX CBR25 miCoachCleburne TX-174Greyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76043 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76043 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:25 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:28 am – 5:30 pm
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People6,858 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.82,676 householdsMedian household income $78,306Median home value $250,500Median rent $770 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,567 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 3,553 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 25 minutes78% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 19%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 31°F34 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare109 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rainbow station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsDinosaur Valley State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 1,650 acresFossil Rim Wildlife Centernature preserve · 2.5 mi · 1,598 acresOakdale Parkpark · 2.9 miCleburne State Parkstate park · 12.3 mi · 534 acresActon State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 130 acresWhitney Point Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.9 mi · 45,028 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201543 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202440 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSomervell County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025296 of 355 days measured55 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hood County, TX, 17 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSomervell County Water Districtserves 3,666 people from surface water19 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation746 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
