Local servicesHospitalChristus Good Shepherd Medical Center - Marshall18.1 miPost officeJefferson Post Office3.4 miTown hallJefferson City Hall3.3 miPoliceJefferson Police Department3.3 miFire stationJefferson Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEast Texas Regional Airport GGG37 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL147 miInterstateI-2021 miUS highwayUS 592.9 miAmtrakMarshall, TX MHL17 miCoachMarshall Pony Express Travel CtrGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75657 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75657 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:09 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:15 am – 5:15 pm
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People6,842 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.43,111 householdsMedian household income $48,983Median home value $119,400Median rent $856 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $985 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting12.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 2,636 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 13%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 29 minutes82% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F50 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days89 days above 90°F, 55 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jefferson station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksClear Lakelake · 7.9 miCentel Lakelake · 6.3 miSecond Old Riverriver · 6.9 miOld Riverriver · 7.1 miHorse Islandisland · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCaddo Lake State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 459 acresCaddo Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 9,255 acresCaddo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.4 mi · 7,285 acresLake O' The Pines Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.0 mi · 29,416 acresDaingerfield State Parkstate park · 26.3 mi · 539 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Jan 202521 mi away, near Mooringsport, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Jan 202521 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMarion County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025235 of 365 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Harrison County, TX, 17 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL36% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterE M C Water Supplyserves 2,952 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation183 ft56 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
