Local servicesHospitalRollins Brook Community Hospital4.8 miPost officeLampasas Post Office6.3 miTown hallLampasas City Hall5.4 miPoliceLampasas Police Department5.4 miFire stationLampasas Fire Department5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKilleen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield GRK26 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS72 miInterstateI-1425 miUS highwayUS 1831.1 miAmtrakTemple, TX TPL54 miCoachFort Hood Amtrak Bus StopArrow Trailways29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76550 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76550 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:29 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:27 am – 5:35 pm
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People13,699 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.85,137 householdsMedian household income $73,697Median home value $237,600Median rent $902 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,880 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 5,644 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, construction 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 25 minutes80% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 11%, German or Dutch 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 34°F32 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare106 days above 90°F, 55 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lampasas station, 5 mi away; snow from Nix Store 1 W
Nearby landmarksCedar Top Peakpeak · under a mileSoil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miReservoir Number Onereservoir · 1.2 miCarter Mountainspeak · 1.5 miJones Lakelake · 3.6 miSimmons Lakelake · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTurner Baseball Fieldrecreation area · 4.9 miHanna Springs Parkpark · 5.3 miColorado Bend State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 5,355 acresInks Lake State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 1,199 acresClear Creek Parknational conservation area · 25.6 mi · 78 acresLonghorn Cavern State Parkstate park · 28.7 mi · 721 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLampasas County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025241 of 365 days measured120 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bell County, TX, 46 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Lampasasserves 7,291 people from surface water purchased3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,333 ft406 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
