Local servicesHospitalLavaca Medical Center15.8 miPost officeSchulenburg Post Office1.6 miTown hallSchulenberg City Hall1.7 miPoliceSchulenburg Police Department1.7 miFire stationSchulenburg Volunteer Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighSchulenburg High School1.7 miElementarySchulenburg Elementary School1.8 miSchoolSaint Rose of Lima Catholic School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS56 miInterstateI-101.3 miUS highwayUS 90under a mileAmtrakSan Marcos, TX SMC62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78956 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:28 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min7:18 am – 5:33 pm
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People5,494 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.82,029 householdsMedian household income $67,022Median home value $231,200Median rent $1,064 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,249 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 2,279 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, education and health care 20%, construction 9%Average commute 24 minutes78% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 15%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 40°F38 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare101 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Flatonia 4se station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksWest Navidad Riverriver · 8.0 miEast Navidad Riverriver · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWolters Parkpark · 1.5 miSchonest - Welt Parkpark · 2.2 miMonument Hill / Kreische Brewery State Historic Sitesstate historic site · 14.3 miBuescher State Parkstate park · 29.2 mi · 1,073 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Oct 202245 mi away, near Smiley, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Jan 202439 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFayette County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured200 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 53, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Travis County, TX, 59 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterFayette WSC Westserves 5,802 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation298 ft91 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
