Local servicesPost officeMcAdoo Post Office2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB46 miUS highwayUS 825.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79243 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79243 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:33 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:45 am – 5:39 pm
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People24 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.69 householdsMedian household income $58,125Median home value $112,50078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,350 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 26°F22 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month June4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days89 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crosbyton station, 15 mi away; snow from Floydada 9 Se
Parks and public landsMuleshoe National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 28.1 mi · 653 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 202241 mi away, near Girard, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 202241 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDickens County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought 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, 47 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMcadoo WSCserves 45 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,010 ft917 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
