Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Surgical Hospital15.8 miPost officeWildorado Post Office3.9 miFire stationWildorado Volunteer Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA29 miInterstateI-404.4 miUS highwayUS 38511 miCoachAmarillo Multimodal Transfer StaFlixBus21 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 79098 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:34 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:53 am – 5:40 pm
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People576 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.0189 householdsMedian household income $70,250Median home value $170,60093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,295 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 180 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 16%, transport, warehousing and utilities 16%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 20 minutes85% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 21°F19 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month August16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days72 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bushland 1 Wsw station, 8 mi away; snow from Umbarger
Parks and public landsBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.8 mi · 7,718 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200029 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202331 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOldham 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, 22 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWildorado WSCserves 220 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202119 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,864 ft1,178 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
