Local servicesHospitalCHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonvilleunder a milePost officeJacksonville Post Office1.8 miTown hallJacksonville City Hall1.6 miPoliceJacksonville Police Department1.7 miFire stationTexas Forest Service Jacksonville Officeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighJacksonville High Schoolunder a mileMiddleNichols Intermediate Schoolunder a mileElementaryEast Side Elementary School1.0 miCollegeJacksonville College2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTyler Pounds Regional Airport TYR30 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL112 miInterstateI-2035 miUS highwayUS 69under a mileAmtrakLongview, TX LVW49 miCoachPalestine ExxonGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75766 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75766 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:15 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:17 am – 5:21 pm
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People25,988 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.99,482 householdsMedian household income $51,648Median home value $144,400Median rent $858 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,018 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 10,361 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 17%, construction 11%Average commute 25 minutes73% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 26%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F48 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jacksonville station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsNichols Green Phase Ipark · within reach · 66 acresNichols Green Phase II & IIIpark · under a mile · 111 acresNeches River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.5 mi · 7,139 acresRusk / Palestine State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 202 acresJim Hogg Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.0 mi · 171 acresMission Tejas State Parkstate park · 27.0 mi · 662 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Sep 201348 mi away, near Timpson, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Mar 202533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025330 of 365 days measured35 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Smith County, TX, 30 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Jacksonvilleserves 14,420 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation490 ft149 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
