Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min6:36 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min7:44 am – 5:42 pm
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People56 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 26.625 householdsMedian household income $60,17924% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 30°F20 in of rain a year, on about 34 dayswettest month June3 in of snow a year, on about 3 days100 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Alan Henry station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsSam Wahl Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.1 mi · 600 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 26 Jul 202439 mi away, near Hermleigh, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 23 Jul 202636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGarza 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, 52 mi away
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 waterCity of Postserves 5,471 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,294 ft699 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB55 miUS highwayUS 843.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79330 ZIP area.
