Local servicesHospitalHuntsville Memorial Hospital16.4 miPost officeRichards Post Office4.0 miFire stationRichards Volunteer Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEasterwood Field CLL34 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH50 miInterstateI-4516 miUS highwayUS 19016 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS62 miCoachHuntsville Surplus StoreGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77873 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77873 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:21 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:16 am – 5:26 pm
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People1,179 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.9484 householdsMedian household income $77,976Median home value $208,40097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,604 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 588 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, other services 18%, retail 17%Average commute 35 minutes84% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 41°F44 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare111 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huntsville Muni Ap station, 17 mi away; snow from Richards
Parks and public landsSam Houston National Forestnational forest · 12.5 mi · 163,247 acresFanthorp Inn State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.9 miHuntsville State Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 2,038 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGrimes County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality39% of days had good air in 2025142 of 363 days measured213 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 53, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, TX, 26 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Navasotaserves 8,068 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation372 ft113 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
