Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:29 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:46 am – 5:35 pm
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People30 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 14.52 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 24°F23 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days89 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarendon station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksLelia Lakelake · under a mileCattail Lakelake · 1.4 miBitter Creek Springspring · 4.4 miWest Springspring · 6.4 miClarendon Collegecollege · 9.0 miGunboat Mountainpeak · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPlaya Lakes Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 526 acresMcClellan Creek National Grasslandnational grassland · 22.7 mi · 1,402 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202150 mi away, near Wheeler, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 9 Aug 202150 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDonley 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, 65 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% 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 Clarendonserves 2,026 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,557 ft779 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeHedley Post Office5.8 miTown hallHedley City Hall5.8 miPoliceDonley County Sheriff's Office8.2 miFire stationHedley Volunteer Fire Department5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA58 miInterstateI-4021 miUS highwayUS 2871.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79240 ZIP area.
