Local servicesPost officeWayside Post Office3.9 miFire stationWayside Emergency Team3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA28 miInterstateI-2720 miUS highwayUS 8721 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 79094 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:32 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:49 am – 5:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 73.86 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 22°F21 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month June9 in of snow a year, on about 5 days81 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vigo Park station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsPalo Duro Canyon State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 27,267 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200042 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202335 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowArmstrong County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought 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, nearest monitors: Randall County, TX, 23 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL67% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterClaude Municipal Water Systemserves 1,300 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,750 ft838 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
