Hungerford is a community in Wharton County, Texas, home to about 171 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 77448.
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| Nearest major airport | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)52 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Houston, TX49 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hungerford; 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.
Hungerford had 390 residents in the 2020 census, down 40% since 2000.
It’s the 1580th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Wharton County grew from 16,942 residents in 1900 to 41,570 in 2020.
Wharton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, El Campo, TX weather station (18 miles away).
11,159 jobs at 997 businesses in Wharton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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