Local servicesHospitalChildress Regional Medical Center14.1 miPost officeTell Post Office3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB92 miUS highwayUS 839.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79259 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79259 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:30 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:44 am – 5:35 pm
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People25 residentsin the ZIP code area5 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 96°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 29°F24 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days102 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Childress Muni Ap station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsSouth Ramp Parkpark · 9.1 miSource: 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 3.2 on 15 Feb 199743 mi away, near Hedley, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 7 Oct 200721 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowChildress County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Childressserves 6,105 people from surface water purchased4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level12 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,916 ft584 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
