Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:29 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:52 am – 5:35 pm
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People435 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.7115 householdsMedian household income $63,317Median home value $76,500Median rent $630 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate76% of adults are in the labour force, 209 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, wholesale trade 27%, farming, forestry and mining 21%Average commute 14 minutes74% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 48%, Spanish 52%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 97°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 21°F19 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month June12 in of snow a year, on about 4 days94 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sanford Dam station, 20 mi away; snow from Gruver
Nearby landmarksRoberts Lakelake · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Meredith National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 22.5 mi · 40,818 acresAlibates Flint Quarries National Monumentnational monument · 28.5 mi · 1,080 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202632 mi away, near Spearman, TexasMost recent: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHansford County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025301 of 320 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Potter County, TX, 46 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMorse WSCserves 100 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
Elevation3,319 ft1,012 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHansford County Hospital District23.1 miPost officeMorse Post Office6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA54 miUS highwayUS 28726 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79062 ZIP area.
