Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:23 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:48 am – 5:29 pm
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People107 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.132 householdsMedian home value $87,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $297 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 18°F23 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month June10 in of snow a year, on about 3 days83 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lipscomb station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsGene Howe Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 890 acresBlack Kettle National Grasslandnational grassland · 22.5 mi · 577 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202647 mi away, near Spearman, TexasMost recent: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLipscomb County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 364 days measured131 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 164main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dewey County, OK, 69 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Bookerserves 1,516 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,474 ft754 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewman Memorial Hospital19.2 miPost officeLipscomb Post Office3.0 miPoliceLipscomb County Sheriff's Office2.9 miFire stationHiggins - Lipscomb Volunteer Fire Department Station 23.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport LBL70 miUS highwayUS 6011 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79056 ZIP area.
