Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 49 min6:43 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 28 min7:20 am – 5:48 pm
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People89 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.547 households38% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 103°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 49°F20 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare195 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Falcon Dam station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsFalcon State Parkstate park · 5.8 mi · 706 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowZapata County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025162 of 365 days measured199 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hidalgo County, TX, 62 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterZapata County Waterworks Swtpserves 13,736 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2023: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation357 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeLopeno Post Office3.0 miFire stationZapata County Fire Department Station 33.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaredo International Airport LRD64 miUS highwayS US Hwy 831.9 miCoachZapata StripesGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78564 ZIP area.
