Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 1 min6:32 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min7:21 am – 5:37 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 65°F, lows 38°F34 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare120 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Nixon station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCoates Estate Lake Number Onelake · 2.8 miCoates Estate Lake Number Twolake · 3.1 miWeinert Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPalmetto State Parkstate park · 27.8 mi · 297 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 20 Oct 201131 mi away, near Falls City, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 1 Sep 202629 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWilson County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 2025362 of 362 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 8, worst day 41main pollutant: nitrogen dioxideSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wilson County monitors, TX
Drinking waterSs WSCserves 20,826 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation437 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalConnally Memorial Medical Center20.7 miPost officePandora Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNixon City Hall5.4 miPoliceNixon Police Department5.2 miFire stationNixon Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Antonio International Airport SAT42 miInterstateI-1023 miUS highwayUS 874.8 miAmtrakSan Antonio, TX SAS39 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78143 ZIP area.
