Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:35 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:52 am – 5:41 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 67°FColdest month December: highs 52°F, lows 24°F18 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days84 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Canyon station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksPrairie Dog Town Trailtrailhead · 1.8 miBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Campgroundcampground · 2.6 miEarthen Walking Trailtrailhead · 3.2 miBuffalo Lakelake · 3.6 miLeroy Johnson Lakelake · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 7,735 acresPalo Duro Canyon State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 27,267 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200040 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRandall County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHail Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighTornado 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, Randall County monitors, TX
Drinking waterUmbarger Community Water Supplyserves 120 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,718 ft1,133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHereford Regional Medical Center17.9 miPost officeUmbarger Post Office5.8 miFire stationRandall County Fire Department Station 36.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Texas A and M University13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA33 miInterstateI-2715 miUS highwayUS 605.4 miCoachHereford StripesGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79091 ZIP area.
