Local servicesHospitalSwisher Memorial Hospital16.2 miPost officeHappy Post Office2.2 miTown hallHappy City Hall2.1 miFire stationHappy Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryHappy Elementary School1.8 miHighHappy Junior / Senior High School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA35 miInterstateI-272.6 miUS highwayS US Hwy 872.3 miCoachHereford StripesGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79042 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:34 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:51 am – 5:40 pm
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People1,218 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.3463 householdsMedian household income $70,590Median home value $148,500Median rent $1,081 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,711 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 456 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 38%, education and health care 28%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 23 minutes71% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 8%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 23°F21 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days74 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tulia station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksSingleton Lakelake · 6.8 miNorth Tule Lakelake · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.5 mi · 7,735 acresPalo Duro Canyon State Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 27,267 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200046 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202341 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSwisher County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 360 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randall County, TX, 15 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHappy Municipal Water Systemserves 712 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique16 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,644 ft1,111 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
