Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min6:43 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:49 am – 5:49 pm
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People17,342 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.35,380 householdsMedian household income $79,467Median home value $219,200Median rent $854 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,402 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 7,251 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 22%, construction 18%, education and health care 14%Average commute 28 minutes72% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher55% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 39%, German or Dutch 43%, Spanish 18%30% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 28°F17 in of rain a year, on about 32 dayswettest month September5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days97 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Seminole station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsS.S. Forest Parkpark · 3.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 16 Dec 202248 mi away, Range Hill, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Sep 202644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGaines County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025251 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 193main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lea County, NM, 41 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Seminoleserves 7,386 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,353 ft1,022 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Hospital4.6 miPost officeSeminole Post Office5.2 miTown hallSeminole City Hall4.9 miPoliceSeminole Police Department5.2 miFire stationSeminole Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLea County Regional Airport HOB29 miUS highwayUS 623.9 miCoachSeminole Anderson WeldingGreyhound4.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79360 ZIP area.
