Happy is a town in Randall County, Texas, home to about 647 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79042.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Happy. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)243 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX320 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Happy; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Happy had 602 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1173rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Randall County grew from 963 residents in 1900 to 140,753 in 2020.
Randall County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 20.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tulia, TX weather station (13 miles away).
36,862 jobs at 2,917 businesses in Randall County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Happy.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Public schools here are run by Happy ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy ElHappy | Pre-K–6 | 134 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Happy H SHappy | 7–12 | 119 | Public | 2.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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