Local servicesHospitalWise Regional Health System West Campus6.9 miPost officeAlvord Post Office5.8 miTown hallAlvord City Hall5.9 miPoliceWise County Sheriff's Office5.9 miFire stationAlvord Volunteer Fire Department5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWeatherford College Wise County Campus7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Worth Meacham International Airport FTW37 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW44 miInterstateI-35 Bus25 miUS highwayUS 2874.1 miAmtrakGainesville, TX GLE34 miCoachDentonFlixBus27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min6:21 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min7:30 am – 5:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 33°F39 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days91 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlack Creek Lake Campgroundcampground · 1.9 miSoil Conservation Service Site 18h Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miBlack Creek Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miTADRA POINTcampground · 3.9 miBall Knob Hillpeak · 4.6 miCottonwood Lakelake · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · under a mile · 20,083 acresHollis & Sue Jones Parkpark · 4.0 miKenny Renshaw Parkpark · 7.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Dec 201336 mi away, near Perrin, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Dec 201529 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWise County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 29 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Decatur Water Plantserves 6,910 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest May 2025: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,099 ft335 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
