Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 0 min6:27 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 18 min7:14 am – 5:32 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 43°F46 in of rain a year, on about 61 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days105 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Danevang 1 W station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksReservoir Number Four (historical)reservoir · 2.8 miA H Johnson Reservoirreservoir · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Texanarecreation area · 15.9 mi · 13,738 acresBig Boggy National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 28.5 mi · 4,201 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMatagorda County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025312 of 360 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Victoria County, TX, 45 mi away
Drinking waterMidfield WSCserves 426 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
Elevation53 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMatagorda Regional Medical Center15.7 miPost officeMidfield Post Office2.7 miFire stationMidfield Volunteer Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT41 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU75 miUS highwayUS 5914 miCoachPalacios Henderson Drive InGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77458 ZIP area.
