Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:22 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:23 am – 5:27 pm
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People55 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 22.719 householdsMedian household income $61,458Median home value $106,30074% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,656 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 35°F41 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare109 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Navarro Mills Dam station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site 58 Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSoil Conservation Service Site Forty Nine Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miKempshafer Lakelake · 6.7 miNavarro Mills Lakelake · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNavarro Mills Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.0 mi · 11,023 acresAquilla Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.6 mi · 10,298 acresBardwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.0 mi · 7,529 acresWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 31.6 miLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 36.0 mi · 348 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 201537 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202441 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHill County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 363 days measured147 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 107main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Navarro County, TX, 23 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Hillsboroserves 8,867 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation501 ft153 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHill Regional Hospital14.0 miPost officeIrene Remotely Managed Post Office1.0 miTown hallMertens City Hall5.6 miPoliceFrost Police Department7.6 miFire stationMertens Volunteer Fire Department5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT33 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL60 miInterstateI-3512 miUS highwayUS 7711 miAmtrakCleburne, TX CBR40 miCoachHillsboro Corsicana HwyGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76650 ZIP area.
