Local servicesHospitalGolden Plains Community Hospital22.6 miPost officePanhandle Post Office3.8 miTown hallPanhandle City Hall3.8 miPolicePanhandle Police Department3.7 miFire stationPanhandle Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAmarillo College East Campus14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA17 miInterstateI-407.8 miUS highwayUS 602.8 miCoachAmarillo Multimodal Transfer StaFlixBus25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79068 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:31 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:50 am – 5:37 pm
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People3,124 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.21,267 householdsMedian household income $86,604Median home value $158,100Median rent $981 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,100 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 1,731 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 20%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 22 minutes82% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 24°F21 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month June14 in of snow a year, on about 5 days78 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Panhandle station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksPantex Lakelake · 4.5 miIcehouse Lakelake · 7.3 miSoil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoirreservoir · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRotery Parkpark · 4.3 miLake Meredith National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 19.6 mi · 40,818 acresAlibates Flint Quarries National Monumentnational monument · 21.0 mi · 1,080 acresMcClellan Creek National Grasslandnational grassland · 32.5 mi · 1,402 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202648 mi away, near Spearman, TexasMost recent: magnitude 5.0 on 23 Jul 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCarson 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPanhandle Municipal Water Systemserves 2,284 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,490 ft1,064 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
