Local servicesHospitalRusk State Hospital8.4 miPost officeMaydelle Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRusk City Hall8.8 miPoliceCherokee County Sheriff's Office8.8 miFire stationMaydelle Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTyler Pounds Regional Airport TYR39 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL116 miUS highwayUS 84under a mileAmtrakLongview, TX LVW58 miCoachPalestine ExxonGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75772 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75772 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:16 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:17 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 37°F50 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare69 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rusk station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsRusk / Palestine State Parkstate park · 1.0 mi · 202 acresNeches River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.4 mi · 9,328 acresJim Hogg Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.0 mi · 171 acresBaseball and Soccer Complexrecreation area · 9.5 mi · 52 acresLions Parkrecreation area · 9.7 miMission Tejas State Parkstate park · 17.3 mi · 662 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 2 Sep 201347 mi away, near Timpson, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Mar 202529 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025330 of 365 days measured35 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Smith County, TX, 40 mi away
Drinking waterMaydelle WSCserves 795 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation417 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
