Local servicesHospitalLubbock Heart and Surgical Hospital10.2 miPost officeSmyer Post Office4.8 miTown hallSmyer City Hall4.8 miPoliceWolfforth Police Department5.6 miFire stationSmyer Volunteer Fire Department4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCovenant Health School of Radiology8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB17 miInterstateI-2714 miUS highwayUS 625.4 miCoachLubbock Citibus Dt Transfer PlazaFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:38 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:48 am – 5:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 30°F19 in of rain a yearwettest month June7 in of snow a year, on about 6 days91 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lubbock Wfo station, 12 mi away; snow from Shallowater
Nearby landmarksCovenant Health School of Radiologycollege · 8.0 miLubbock Christian Universitycollege · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDavis Field Model Airportrecreation area · 4.7 miBryan Patterson Parkpark · 5.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighLubbock County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Very HighHail Very HighStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very 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, Lubbock County monitors, TX
Drinking waterLubbock Public Water Systemserves 275,041 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,321 ft1,012 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
