Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:36 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:51 am – 5:42 pm
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People665 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.2199 householdsMedian household income $110,938Median home value $248,90097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,322 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 269 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 35%, professional and business services 14%, education and health care 14%Average commute 22 minutes93% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 11%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 21°F18 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days65 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hart station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSchwalker Lakelake · 5.1 miCosby Lakelake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.9 mi · 7,735 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 21 May 198439 mi away, near Bushland, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 21 May 198439 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCastro County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighDrought 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, 33 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNazareth Municipal Water Systemserves 311 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,778 ft1,152 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPlains Memorial Hospital11.7 miPost officeNazareth Post Office2.1 miTown hallNazareth City Hall2.1 miFire stationNazareth Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA54 miInterstateI-2718 miUS highwayUS 38511 miCoachHereford StripesGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79063 ZIP area.
