Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:35 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min6:59 am – 4:41 pm
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People25 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.614 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 49°F, lows 20°F16 in of rain a year, on about 33 dayswettest month August14 in of snow a year, on about 7 days65 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Amistad 5 Ssw station, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksSkull Mesapeak · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKiowa National Grasslandnational grassland · 25.7 mi · 137,291 acresRita Blanca National Grasslandnational grassland · 29.6 mi · 15,652 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 14 Oct 198233 mi away, near Dalhart, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 202215 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowUnion County, NM, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterClayton Municipal Supplyserves 3,250 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,636 ft1,413 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnion County General Hospital20.5 miPost officeSedan Post Office1.8 miFire stationSedan Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA104 miUS highwayUS 8716 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 88436 ZIP area.
