Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:17 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:24 am – 5:23 pm
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People6,989 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.22,253 householdsMedian household income $132,101Median home value $396,600Median rent $2,203 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,437 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate78% of adults are in the labour force, 3,840 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 19%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 35 minutes71% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 82%, Spanish 10%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Tagalog 3%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F40 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare95 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lavon Dam station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilson Lakelake · 1.2 miMoores Lakelake · 2.3 miSoil Conservation Service Site 3a Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSoil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoirreservoir · 4.8 miCollin College Wylie Campuscollege · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLavon Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.6 mi · 37,671 acresBreezy Hill Open Spacerecreation area · 2.4 miLakeside Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 377 acresLake Tawakoni State Parkstate park · 28.2 mi · 395 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 7 Jan 201528 mi away, near Irving, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 25 Aug 201727 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCollin County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025272 of 359 days measured64 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Collin County monitors, TX
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBear Creek Sudserves 15,822 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation500 ft152 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLake Pointe Medical Center7.5 miPost officeLavon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLavon City Hall1.2 miPoliceLavon Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationLavon Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryNeSmith Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCollin College Wylie Campus7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL26 miInterstateI-306.8 miUS highwayUS 676.8 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL27 miLight railDOWNTOWN ROWLETT STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)10 miCoachGreenville TexacoGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75166 ZIP area.
