Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:20 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:30 am – 5:25 pm
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People35 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.016 householdsMedian household income $178,182Median home value $143,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,429 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 29°F35 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare94 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alvord 3 N station, 18 mi away; snow from Forestburg 5 S
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site 19 Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSoil Conservation Service Site 43a Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miMcCracken Moundpeak · 6.9 miGaylord Lake Number Onelake · 8.7 miJack Moundpeak · 7.8 miGaylord Lake Number Twolake · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPittman Ranchnature preserve · 3.5 mi · 790 acresLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 10.9 mi · 20,083 acresRay Roberts Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.6 mi · 47,205 acresRay Roberts Lake State Parkstate park · 23.3 mi · 4,766 acresHagerman National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 29.0 mi · 822 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Dec 201342 mi away, near Sanctuary, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 201837 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCooke County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 17 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 179main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Denton County, TX, 28 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Gainesvilleserves 18,107 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation956 ft291 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMuenster Memorial Hospital10.8 miPost officeRosston Post Office1.5 miFire stationRosston Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Worth Meacham International Airport FTW48 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW48 miInterstateI-3516 miUS highwayUS 8210 miAmtrakGainesville, TX GLE19 miCoachGainesville ChevronGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76263 ZIP area.
