Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:40 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min7:47 am – 5:46 pm
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People230 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 26.790 householdsMedian household income $44,000Median home value $144,100Median rent $725 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,706 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher57% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 62%, German or Dutch 27%, Spanish 11%31% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 26°F17 in of rain a year, on about 31 dayswettest month September3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days94 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lamesa 1 Sse station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Pointcape · 9.9 miFrost Lakelake · 7.3 miSaleh Lakelake · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 17 Sep 202436 mi away, 2024 North of Tarzan, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Sep 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDawson County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025314 of 338 days measured22 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 24, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lubbock County, TX, 50 mi away
Internet at home59% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone41% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWelch WSCserves 315 people from ground water29 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: arsenic, maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,108 ft947 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedical Arts Hospital15.7 miPost officeWelch Post Officeunder a mileFire stationWelch Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolDawson Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB54 miUS highwayUS 8715 miCoachBrownfield Chisum TravelGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79377 ZIP area.
