Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:37 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:53 am – 5:43 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 23°F19 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month June14 in of snow a year, on about 7 days77 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hereford station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksAmarillo College Hereford Campuscollege · 8.4 miFrye Lakelake · 7.7 miChalk Hillpeak · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDameron Parkpark · 8.2 miVeterans Parkpark · 8.7 miPlaya Lakes Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 419 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.3 mi · 7,718 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 27 Apr 199850 mi away, near Boys Ranch, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 27 Apr 199850 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCastro County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025298 of 360 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Randall County, TX, 38 mi away
Drinking waterDimmitt Municipal Water Systemserves 4,393 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,936 ft1,200 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHereford Regional Medical Center8.8 miPost officeHereford Post Office8.2 miTown hallHereford City Hall8.1 miPoliceHereford Police Department8.1 miFire stationHereford Fire Department8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAmarillo College Hereford Campus8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportClovis Municipal Airport CVN39 miInterstateI-4035 miUS highwayUS 601.0 miCoachHereford StripesGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79085 ZIP area.
