Lake Meredith Estates is a community in Carson County, Texas, home to about 183 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 79036.
Homes sold for a median of $116 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Fritch; part is in Lake Meredith Estates
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Meredith Estates. 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)225 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX145 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX338 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Meredith Estates; 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.
Lake Meredith Estates had 338 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2010.
It’s the 1564th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Carson County grew from 469 residents in 1900 to 5,807 in 2020.
Carson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 19.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sanford Dam, TX weather station (5 miles away).
983 jobs at 131 businesses in Carson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Meredith Estates.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Sanford-Fritch ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford-Fritch ElFritch | Pre-K–5 | 344 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Sanford-Fritch J HFritch | 6–8 | 165 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Sanford-Fritch H SFritch | 9–12 | 236 | Public | 0.2 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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