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Country around Post is a rural area of about 5,083 people in Garza County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lubbock, TX and 265 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $830 a month.
5,083people
$79kTypical home
$830/moRent
95° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
302Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,083 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 37 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$497/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (154 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LBB airport
- 251 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,612 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 110 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 251 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Texas districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garza County: R+73 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.