Local servicesHospitalMedical City Weatherford Hospital17.0 miPost officePoolville Post Office2.7 miFire stationPoolville Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighPoolville High School1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMineral Wells Regional Airport MWL16 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW51 miInterstateI-2017 miUS highwayUS 2819.4 miAmtrakCentral Station FTW37 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 76487 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:23 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:30 am – 5:29 pm
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People3,799 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.31,194 householdsMedian household income $73,810Median home value $220,80087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,419 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting9.5% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 1,811 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, education and health care 12%Average commute 42 minutes79% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 8%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 33°F32 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days111 days above 90°F, 48 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mineral Wells Ap station, 16 mi away; snow from Bridgeport
Nearby landmarksSlipdown Mountainpeak · 2.0 miReservoir Number Onereservoir · 1.1 miReservoir Number Tworeservoir · 1.3 miGrub Lakelake · 4.1 miBald Knobpeak · 5.5 miBailey Lakelake · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Mineral Wells State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 3,029 acresLake Mineral Wells State Trailwaystate recreation area · 11.2 miFort Richardson State Park & Historic Sitestate park · 21.3 mi · 428 acresLost Creek Reservoir State Trailwaystate park · 22.3 mi · 248 acresLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 28.9 mi · 20,083 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Dec 20139 mi away, near Perrin, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Dec 201533 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateParker County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 346 days measured54 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 147main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Parker County monitors, TX
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Weatherfordserves 35,903 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,223 ft373 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
