Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:14 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:16 am – 5:20 pm
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People373 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.5111 householdsMedian rent $1,016 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $914 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate81% of adults are in the labour force, 222 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 23%, manufacturing 18%, education and health care 17%Average commute 20 minutes89% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher56% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 25%, Spanish 75%33% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F48 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 37 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jacksonville station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsNichols Green Phase II & IIIpark · 9.4 mi · 111 acresNichols Green Phase Ipark · 9.7 mi · 66 acresJim Hogg Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.7 mi · 171 acresRusk / Palestine State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 202 acresNeches River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.2 mi · 7,139 acresDavy Crockett National Forestnational forest · 39.2 mi · 161,095 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 17 May 201243 mi away, near Timpson, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Mar 202531 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription28% have cable, fibre or DSL70% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterStryker Lake WSCserves 978 people from ground water17 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level10 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation408 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonville9.8 miPost officeNew Summerfield Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNew Summerfield City Hallunder a milePoliceNew Summerfield Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNew Summerfield Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolNew Summerfield Schoolunder a mileCollegeBaptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary9.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTyler Pounds Regional Airport TYR31 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL118 miInterstateI-2031 miUS highwayUS 79under a mileAmtrakLongview, TX LVW41 miCoachHenderson Fsk FoodmartGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75780 ZIP area.
