Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:34 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:38 am – 5:40 pm
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People54 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.523 householdsMedian household income $97,91774% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 31°F27 in of rain a yearwettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 0 days99 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Merkel 12 Sw station, 7 mi away; snow from Trent
Nearby landmarksNolan Divide Lakelake · 2.8 miSoil Conservation Service Site Five Reservoirreservoir · 5.5 miBlack Pointpeak · 6.6 miSoil Conservation Service Site Four A Reservoirreservoir · 5.8 miRingtoppeak · 6.1 miButman Fallswaterfall · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAbilene State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 1,799 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 26 Jul 202442 mi away, near Hermleigh, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Jan 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNolan County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
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 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Sweetwaterserves 12,401 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,512 ft766 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRolling Plains Memorial Hospital16.0 miPost officeNolan Post Office1.2 miFire stationNolan Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbilene Regional Airport ABI33 miInterstateI-2015 miUS highwayUS 27710 miCoachSweetwater Love'SGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79537 ZIP area.
