Local servicesHospitalLavaca Medical Center12.8 miPost officeOakland Post Office1.3 miTown hallSchulenberg City Hall5.9 miPoliceSchulenburg Police Department5.9 miFire stationOakland Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT53 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS64 miInterstateI-104.7 miUS highwayUS 774.2 miAmtrakSan Marcos, TX SMC69 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78951 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78951 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:27 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 15 min7:18 am – 5:32 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 98°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 66°F, lows 45°F40 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare117 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hallettsville 2 N station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsSchonest - Welt Parkpark · 5.6 miWolters Parkpark · 5.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Oct 202246 mi away, near Smiley, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jan 202441 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColorado County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought 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, 58 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Eagle Lakeserves 3,837 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation292 ft89 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
