Local servicesHospitalStarr County Memorial Hospital15.6 miPost officeSalineno Post Office3.1 miTown hallRoma City Hall6.7 miPoliceRoma Police Department7.6 miFire stationSalineno Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcAllen Miller International Airport MFE56 miUS highwayN US Hwy 831.2 miCoachRoma StripesGreyhound8.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78585 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78585 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 48 min6:44 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 29 min7:20 am – 5:48 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 103°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 49°F20 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare195 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Falcon Dam station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsFalcon State Parkstate park · 6.9 mi · 706 acresRoma Parkpark · 7.5 miLas Palomas Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 165 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 ModerateStarr County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025162 of 365 days measured199 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 140main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hidalgo County, TX, 56 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Romaserves 19,464 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Nov 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique28 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation232 ft71 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
