Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min6:21 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:25 am – 5:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F41 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 33 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waxahachie station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site 17 Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSouthwestern Assemblies of God Universitycollege · 4.8 miSoil Conservation Service Site 15 Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miKaty Lakelake · 4.4 miHi-View Ranch Lakelake · 5.0 miHawkins Springspring · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGetzendaner Parkpark · 3.6 miWaxahachie Creek Hike & Bike Trailpark · 3.9 miBardwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.1 mi · 7,529 acresDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 15.9 miJoe Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.1 mi · 15,286 acresCedar Hill State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 1,891 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201514 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202418 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEllis County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025323 of 362 days measured39 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ellis County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Waxahachieserves 50,814 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation671 ft205 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaylor Scott and White Medical Center - Waxahachie5.7 miPost officeWaxahachie Post Office4.5 miTown hallWaxahachie City Hall4.2 miPoliceEllis County Sheriff's Office4.3 miFire stationEllis County Emergency Services District 6 Fire Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwestern Assemblies of God University4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL34 miInterstateI-353.2 miUS highwayUS 773.6 miAmtrakCleburne, TX CBR27 miCoachWaxahachie ExxonGreyhound3.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75168 ZIP area.
