Local servicesHospitalSaint Mark's Medical Center18.4 miPost officeLedbetter Post Office2.8 miTown hallCarmine City Hall6.3 miPoliceGiddings Police Department9.5 miFire stationLedbetter Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEasterwood Field CLL37 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS53 miInterstateI-1034 miUS highwayUS 2902.7 miAmtrakTaylor, TX TAY46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78946 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min6:26 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min7:19 am – 5:31 pm
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People760 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.8330 householdsMedian household income $64,345Median home value $279,80089% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 334 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, public administration 13%, retail 10%Average commute 50 minutes60% drive alone, 18% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 98°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 35°F41 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare125 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerville Dam station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksEls Lakelake · 2.3 miMoye Lakelake · 3.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miSoil Conservation Service Site One Reservoirreservoir · 4.6 miHomeymeyer Mountainpeak · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unitstate park · 7.3 mi · 3,588 acresLake Somerville Trailway State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 5,140 acresCity Golf Coursepark · 5.7 mi · 69 acresSomerville Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.6 mi · 29,940 acresCity Parkpark · 8.5 miLake Somerville State Park - Birch Creekstate park · 11.8 mi · 574 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFayette County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025233 of 340 days measured107 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 78main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brazos County, TX, 43 mi away
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFayette WSC Westserves 5,802 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation364 ft111 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
