Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Texas Health Pittsburg18.4 miPost officeLone Star Post Office3.2 miTown hallLone Star City Hall3.0 miPoliceLone Star Police Department3.0 miFire stationLone Star Volunteer Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEast Texas Regional Airport GGG36 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL126 miInterstateI-3025 miUS highwayUS 2591.9 miAmtrakLongview, TX LVW29 miCoachMount Pleasant Total Stop SunocoGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75668 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75668 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:10 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:17 am – 5:16 pm
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People2,409 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.1955 householdsMedian household income $47,837Median home value $98,900Median rent $906 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,312 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting12.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 931 employedMain industries: retail 22%, education and health care 22%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 26 minutes78% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 7% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 8%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F47 in of rain a year, on about 63 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 34 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Daingerfield 9 S station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuzzard Roost Mountainpeak · 1.8 miClear Lakelake · 5.9 miBarnes Creek Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSimpson Lakelake · 4.4 miEllison Creek Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miFowler Mountainpeak · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake O' The Pines Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.7 mi · 29,416 acresLone Star City Parkpark · 3.4 miDaingerfield State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 539 acresHughes Springs Recreation Complexrecreation area · 7.4 miLake Bob Sandlin State Parkstate park · 25.7 mi · 640 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Jan 202544 mi away, near Mooringsport, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Jan 202544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMorris County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025316 of 365 days measured48 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Gregg County, TX, 30 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Lone Starserves 1,400 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation391 ft119 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
