Local servicesHospitalNorth Texas Medical Center13.3 miPost officeValley View Post Office3.2 miTown hallValley View City Hall3.1 miPoliceValley View Police Department3.1 miFire stationValley View Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorth Central Texas College - Gainesville Campus11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW39 miInterstateI-352.4 miUS highwayUS 772.4 miAmtrakGainesville, TX GLE12 miCoachGainesville ChevronGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76272 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76272 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min6:19 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:28 am – 5:24 pm
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People4,947 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.21,798 householdsMedian household income $93,583Median home value $329,500Median rent $964 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,612 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 2,353 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 13%, retail 13%Average commute 34 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 18%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 33°F41 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 1 days93 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pilot Point Isl Du Boi station, 9 mi away; rain from Sanger 5.4 Nw; snow from Gainesville 5 Ene
Nearby landmarksMount Olivepeak · 3.0 miTipps Lakelake · 1.6 miSoil Conservation Service Site 61w Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSoil Conservation Service Site 61v Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miMountain Springs (historical)spring · 4.9 miLane Lakelake · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRay Roberts Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.4 mi · 47,205 acresRay Roberts Lake State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 4,766 acresSanger Ballparkrecreation area · 7.5 miJohn Porter Sports Complexrecreation area · 8.5 miLewisville Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.5 mi · 46,194 acresLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 26.0 mi · 20,083 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 7 Jan 201544 mi away, near Irving, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 201843 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCooke County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 17 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 179main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Denton County, TX, 17 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMountain Springs WSCserves 3,756 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation659 ft201 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
