Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min6:13 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:16 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 37°F45 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days100 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Longview E Tx Rgnl Ap station, 10 mi away; snow from Longview
Nearby landmarksKilgore Collegecollege · under a mileKilgore Lakelake · 1.2 miLaguna de los Olmoslake · under a mileHolland Mountainpeak · 3.9 miGoodman Mountainpeak · 7.0 miLow Head Weir Reservoirreservoir · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMain City Parkpark · under a mileHarris Street Parkpark · under a mileMartin Creek Lake State Parkstate park · 18.8 mi · 280 acresTyler State Parkstate park · 24.7 mi · 994 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 17 May 201243 mi away, near Timpson, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 4 Sep 201839 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGregg County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025316 of 365 days measured48 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Gregg County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Kilgoreserves 14,948 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation374 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoy H Lard Memorial Hospitalunder a milePost officeKilgore Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKilgore City Hallunder a milePoliceKilgore College Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationKilgore Fire Department Central Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighKilgore High Schoolunder a mileElementaryKilgore Intermediate School1.1 miElementaryChandler Elementary School1.2 miCollegeKilgore Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEast Texas Regional Airport GGG9.5 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL119 miInterstateI-204.4 miUS highwayUS 259 Busunder a mileAmtrakLongview, TX LVW12 miCoachKilgore E-Z MartGreyhound5.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75663 ZIP area.
