Local servicesHospitalWoodland Heights Medical Center17.5 miPost officeWells Post Office2.2 miTown hallWells City Hall2.2 miPoliceWells Police Department2.2 miFire stationWells Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEast Texas Regional Airport GGG61 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH109 miUS highwayUS 69under a mileAmtrakLongview, TX LVW69 miCoachNacogdoches SunshineGreyhound17 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 75976 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min6:15 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:15 am – 5:20 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,201 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.6359 householdsMedian household income $66,458Median home value $73,100Median rent $772 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $539 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 412 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, retail 28%, professional and business services 9%Average commute 43 minutes88% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 7%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 35°F50 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare83 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lufkin 11 Nw station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsDavy Crockett National Forestnational forest · 9.8 mi · 161,095 acresWest Lake Nacogdoches Parkpark · 8.3 miAlazan Bayou Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 2,774 acresCaddo Mounds State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.8 mi · 70 acresMission Tejas State Parkstate park · 16.6 mi · 662 acresPecan Parkstate park · 19.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 17 May 201244 mi away, near Timpson, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Mar 20257 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025326 of 344 days measured17 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Polk County, TX, 51 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Wellsserves 853 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation334 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
