Local servicesHospitalRice Medical Center13.4 miPost officeNada Post Officeunder a mileFire stationGarwood Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportVictoria Regional Airport VCT50 miMajor airportWilliam P. Hobby Airport HOU69 miInterstateI-1022 miUS highwayUS 90 Alt13 miAmtrakAmtrak Station HOS66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77460 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77460 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 2 min6:26 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 16 min7:15 am – 5:31 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People96 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.518 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 96°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 65°F, lows 42°F50 in of rain a year, on about 54 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare130 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, El Campo station, 15 mi away; snow from Wharton
Nearby landmarksEngstrom Lake Number Twolake · 6.5 miRees Reservoirreservoir · 6.3 miEngstrom Lake Number 1lake · 7.3 miKallina Reservoirreservoir · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsD.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 253 acresAttwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.9 mi · 10,569 acresLake Texanarecreation area · 26.1 mi · 13,738 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 19 Feb 201534 mi away, near Hallettsville, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 201534 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColorado County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025312 of 360 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Victoria County, TX, 55 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 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Eagle Lakeserves 3,837 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation154 ft47 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
