Local servicesPost officeValentine Post Office6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLajitas International Airport108 miMajor airportEl Paso International Airport ELP133 miInterstateI-1030 miUS highwayUS 9012 miAmtrakAlpine, TX ALP59 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79854 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79854 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:56 am – 9:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:51 am – 6:01 pm
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People124 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 70.271 householdsMedian household income $31,122Median home value $84,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $498 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 15%, Spanish 86%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month June: highs 95°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 27°F12 in of rain a year, on about 30 dayswettest month July2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days96 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Valentine station, 7 mi away
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 5 May 201343 mi away, near Valentine, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 201744 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJeff Davis County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 202567 of 88 days measured19 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 32, worst day 159main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Culberson County, TX, 57 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 Valentineserves 190 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique15 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,266 ft1,300 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
