Local servicesHospitalBrownfield Regional Medical Center20.0 miPost officeLoop Post Office5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLea County Regional Airport HOB54 miUS highwayUS 38511 miCoachBrownfield Chisum TravelGreyhound20 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 79342 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:41 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:48 am – 5:46 pm
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People282 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.8116 householdsMedian household income $83,125Median home value $160,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,154 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 134 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 33%, transport, warehousing and utilities 21%, other services 16%Average commute 21 minutes82% drive alone, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher62% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 57%, Spanish 39%, German or Dutch 4%24% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 27°F18 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month June5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days94 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brownfield #2 station, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Pointcape · 5.3 miCedar Lakelake · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 17 Sep 202438 mi away, 2024 North of Tarzan, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 21 Feb 202633 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGaines County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025314 of 338 days measured22 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 24, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lubbock County, TX, 57 mi away
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLoop WSCserves 300 people from ground water9 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,197 ft974 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
