Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min6:29 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:28 am – 5:34 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 34°F32 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare89 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Evant 1ssw station, 9 mi away; snow from Center City
Parks and public landsColorado Bend State Parkstate park · 27.7 mi · 5,355 acresClear Creek Parknational conservation area · 36.5 mi · 78 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 LowMills County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025241 of 365 days measured120 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bell County, TX, 57 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Goldthwaiteserves 1,738 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,326 ft404 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHamilton General Hospital21.5 miPost officeStar Post Office1.7 miFire stationStar Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKilleen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield GRK39 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS95 miInterstateI-1436 miUS highwayUS 842.0 miAmtrakMcGregor, TX MCG54 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76880 ZIP area.
