Local servicesHospitalChildress Regional Medical Center6.4 miPost officeChildress Post Office7.1 miTown hallChildress City Hall7.3 miPoliceChildress Police Department7.3 miFire stationChildress Fire Department7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA98 miUS highwayUS 622.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79238 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79238 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:28 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:43 am – 5:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 27°F26 in of rain a year, on about 41 dayswettest month June5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days103 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Childress 2 station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPark Lakelake · 6.6 miLake Scottlake · 8.1 miWilliams Reservoirreservoir · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFair Parkpark · 6.5 mi · 102 acresScott Lake Parkpark · 8.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 15 Feb 199737 mi away, near Hedley, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Oct 20073 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowChildress County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025216 of 271 days measured55 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kiowa County, OK, 74 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Childressserves 6,105 people from surface water purchased4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,713 ft522 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
