Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:16 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:19 am – 5:22 pm
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People120 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.638 householdsMedian household income $60,000Median home value $129,70092% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 17%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 35°F45 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare92 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 16 mi away; snow from Palestine 2 Ne
Nearby landmarksRock Hillpeak · 2.5 miMixon Lakelake · 2.5 miLeo A Smith Lakelake · 2.9 miTex Iron Incorporated Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 4.5 miTex Iron Incorporated Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 4.6 miMoore Springspring · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNeches River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.9 mi · 7,139 acresRusk / Palestine State Parkstate park · 25.4 mi · 202 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 6 Nov 198119 mi away, near Jacksonville, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 Nov 198119 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHenderson County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025330 of 365 days measured35 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Smith County, TX, 28 mi away
Internet at home63% of households have a broadband subscription29% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone37% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPoynor Community WSCserves 1,407 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation437 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUT Health Athens Hospital16.6 miPost officePoynor Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPoynor City Hallunder a milePoliceFrankston Police Department4.8 miFire stationPoynor Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTyler Pounds Regional Airport TYR23 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL91 miInterstateI-2029 miUS highwayUS 175under a mileAmtrakMineola, TX MIN41 miCoachAthens ShellGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75782 ZIP area.
