Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:18 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:26 am – 5:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F42 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month October3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days93 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Richardson station, 7 mi away; snow from Frisco
Nearby landmarksCollin College-Frisco Campuscollege · 4.2 miCollin College - Plano Campuscollege · 4.5 miShirley Phillips Mead Lakelake · 5.0 miWillow Bend Lake Number Twolake · 5.3 miSoil Conservation Service Site 3b Reservoirreservoir · 7.7 miSoil Conservation Service Site 3a Reservoirreservoir · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRussell Creek Greenbeltpark · within reachRussell Creek Parkpark · under a mile · 184 acresLewisville Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.8 mi · 46,194 acresLavon Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.3 mi · 37,671 acresRay Roberts Lake State Parkstate park · 19.9 mi · 3,953 acresGrapevine Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.9 mi · 15,673 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201547 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202448 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCollin County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighHail Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025272 of 359 days measured64 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 40, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Collin County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Planoserves 292,059 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation686 ft209 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaylor Scott and White Medical Center - Centennial2.4 miPost officeNorthwest Plano Post Office1.8 miTown hallAllen City Hall3.9 miPolicePlano Police Department - North Substation1.0 miFire stationAllen Fire Station 51.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 elementary, 5 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryAndrews Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryGuthrie Schoolunder a mileElementaryBeverly Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCollin College-Frisco Campus4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL18 miInterstateI-63512 miUS highwayUS 753.4 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL22 miLight railPARKER ROAD STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)4.5 miCoachMckinney New Midway ConvenienceGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75026 ZIP area.
