Local servicesHospitalPalo Pinto General Hospital12.2 miPost officeGraford Post Office4.6 miTown hallGraford City Hall4.8 miPolicePalo Pinto County Sheriff's Office Possum Kingdom Lake Substation7.8 miFire stationGraford Fire Department4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineral Wells Regional Airport MWL17 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW74 miInterstateI-2023 miUS highwayUS 1809.2 miAmtrakCentral Station FTW58 miCoachGraham Dk Convenience StationGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76449 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76449 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:25 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:32 am – 5:30 pm
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People2,157 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.01,013 householdsMedian household income $70,819Median home value $268,000Median rent $943 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,813 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 849 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 24%, construction 15%, education and health care 14%Average commute 36 minutes85% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 33°F32 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare111 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mineral Wells Ap station, 17 mi away; snow from Palo Pinto
Parks and public landsScenic Cove Campground Brazos River Authority Area #1park · 7.8 miMineral Wells Fossil Parkpark · 8.8 miPossum Kingdom State Parkstate park · 13.8 mi · 1,542 acresLake Mineral Wells State Parkstate park · 15.8 mi · 3,029 acresFort Richardson State Park & Historic Sitestate park · 22.2 mi · 428 acresLost Creek Reservoir State Trailwaystate park · 25.2 mi · 248 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Dec 201315 mi away, near Perrin, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 13 Jan 201444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPalo Pinto County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 346 days measured54 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Parker County, TX, 31 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPossum Kingdom WSCserves 7,395 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation950 ft290 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
