Local servicesHospitalFreestone Medical Center12.3 miPost officeStreetman Post Office4.2 miFire stationSouthern Oaks Volunteer Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTyler Pounds Regional Airport TYR59 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL75 miInterstateI-453.8 miUS highwayUS 753.8 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL69 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75859 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75859 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:19 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:21 am – 5:25 pm
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People2,337 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.01,010 householdsMedian household income $75,139Median home value $231,300Median rent $1,554 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,698 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,058 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 17%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 35 minutes74% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 36°F43 in of rain a year, on about 59 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare91 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairfield 3w station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksEmerson Lake Number 1lake · 1.5 miEmerson Lake Number 2lake · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRichland Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 14,246 acresFort Parker State Parkstate park · 25.5 mi · 1,488 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 202642 mi away, near Marquez, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202641 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFreestone County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 363 days measured147 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 107main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Navarro County, TX, 17 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWinkler WSCserves 1,344 people from surface water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level28 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation364 ft111 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
