Local servicesHospitalHillcrest Medical Center13.6 miPost officeChilton Post Office5.3 miTown hallGolinda City Hall4.8 miPoliceMarlin Police Department6.8 miFire stationGolinda Volunteer Fire Department4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaco Regional Airport ACT23 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS88 miInterstateI-3512 miUS highwayUS 774.7 miAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG25 miCoachWacoFlixBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:24 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:22 am – 5:29 pm
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People52 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.628 householdsMedian household income $68,816Median home value $118,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,763 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 34°F39 in of rain a year, on about 53 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare102 days above 90°F, 38 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Marlin station, 8 mi away; snow from Hewitt
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site 29 Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTomlinson Lakelake · 2.8 miBuie Lakelake · 3.1 miSoil Conservation Service Site 16 Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miThe Fallswaterfall · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarlin City Parkpark · 6.5 mi · 76 acresWaco Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.1 mi · 15,427 acresWaco Mammoth National Monumentnational monument · 20.8 miLake Waco Wetlandsnational conservation area · 24.9 mi · 348 acresMother Neff State Parkstate park · 27.0 mi · 383 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Jun 202649 mi away, near Marquez, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFalls County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality47% of days had good air in 2025170 of 365 days measured192 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 51, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McLennan County, TX, 18 mi away
Internet at home32% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone68% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Marlinserves 5,967 people from surface water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation348 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
