Local servicesHospitalPalo Pinto General Hospitalunder a milePost officeMineral Wells Post Office1.7 miTown hallMineral Wells City Hall1.7 miPoliceMineral Wells Police Department1.7 miFire stationMineral Wells Fire / Emergency Medical Services Station 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolMineral Wells Discipline Alternative Education Program School1.4 miElementaryHouston Elementary School1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineral Wells Regional Airport MWL5.0 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW64 miInterstateI-2012 miUS highwayUS 180under a mileAmtrakCentral Station FTW48 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 19 min6:24 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:31 am – 5:30 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 33°F32 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare111 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mineral Wells Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Palo Pinto
Nearby landmarksWest Mountainpeak · 1.2 miEast Mountainpeak · 2.4 miLake Pintolake · 1.2 miLake Mineral Wells State Trailway Mineral Wells Trailheadtrailhead · 1.7 miWilson Lakelake · 1.9 miLake Mineral Wells State Trailway Lake Mineral Wells State Park Trailheadpark · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOptimist Parkpark · under a mileWest City Parkpark · under a mile · 64 acresLake Mineral Wells State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 3,029 acresLake Mineral Wells State Trailwaystate recreation area · 10.0 miPossum Kingdom State Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 1,542 acresFort Richardson State Park & Historic Sitestate park · 27.2 mi · 428 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Dec 201312 mi away, near Perrin, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Dec 201548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPalo Pinto County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 346 days measured54 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Parker County, TX, 20 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Mineral Wellsserves 15,564 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2023: Chlorite, maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation880 ft268 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
