Local servicesHospitalParis Regional Medical Center North Campus12.0 miPost officeSumner Post Office3.7 miFire stationTigertown Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL89 miUS highwayUS 827.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75486 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:12 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:23 am – 5:18 pm
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People2,821 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.11,126 householdsMedian household income $100,750Median home value $203,300Median rent $1,587 a month97% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,475 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 1,560 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 19%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 29 minutes72% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, German or Dutch 12%, Spanish 3%, Chinese 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F49 in of rain a year, on about 62 dayswettest month May2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days96 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paris station, 12 mi away; snow from Honey Grove
Nearby landmarksQ B Stephens Lower Lakelake · 2.9 miWillow Lakelake · 3.9 miSoil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoirreservoir · 5.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoirreservoir · 6.3 miLamar Pointcape · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPat Mayse Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 9,011 acresCaddo National Grassland-Bois D'arcstate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 13,205 acresCaddo National Grasslandnational grassland · 11.3 mi · 17,722 acresSam Bell Maxey House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.6 miBoswell State Parkstate park · 21.2 miBonham State Parkstate park · 26.5 mi · 302 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 20 Oct 200241 mi away, near Lane, OklahomaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Apr 200544 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLamar County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025332 of 362 days measured29 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hunt County, TX, 47 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLamar County Water Supply Districtserves 25,569 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation559 ft170 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
