Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:45 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:40 am – 5:50 pm
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People74 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.546 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $570 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 29°F15 in of rain a year, on about 26 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare135 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sheffield station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Springsspring · 8.5 miPecos Peakpeak · 5.8 miPecos Springspring · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFort Lancaster State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.2 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPecos County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home61% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone39% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Fort Stocktonserves 8,142 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,331 ft710 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalIraan General Hospital22.4 miPost officeSheffield Post Office6.5 miFire stationSheffield Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Angelo Regional Mathis Field SJT91 miInterstateI-107.0 miUS highwayUS 19019 miAmtrakSanderson, TX SND50 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79781 ZIP area.
