Local servicesHospitalCedar Crest Hospital and Residential Treatment Center9.0 miPost officeSalado Post Office4.1 miTown hallSalado Municipal Building4.0 miPoliceNolanville Police Department9.0 miFire stationSalado Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Mary Hardin - Baylor11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKilleen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield GRK16 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS52 miInterstateI-354.0 miUS highwayUS 1907.9 miAmtrakTemple, TX TPL18 miCoachBelton E Avenue CGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76571 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76571 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:27 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:24 am – 5:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,454 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.13,586 householdsMedian household income $103,341Median home value $395,800Median rent $1,172 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,290 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 4,031 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 14%, construction 14%Average commute 26 minutes74% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 9%, Russian or other Slavic 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 36°F37 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare118 days above 90°F, 33 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stillhouse Hollow Dam station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksE S C Robertson Ranch Lakelake · 3.4 miSalado Springsspring · 3.8 miCedar Knobpeak · 3.9 miStillhouse Hollow Lakelake · 5.0 miPecan Springsspring · 8.1 miPaisano Peakpeak · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStillhouse Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.7 mi · 15,217 acresComanche Gap Parkpark · 7.0 miGault Archaelogical Sitenature preserve · 7.4 miBelton Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.3 mi · 25,863 acresClear Creek Parknational conservation area · 17.4 mi · 78 acresGeorgetown Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.3 mi · 5,328 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 ModerateBell County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025241 of 365 days measured120 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bell County monitors, TX
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSalado WSCserves 11,460 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation757 ft231 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
