Novice is a city in Coleman County, Texas, home to about 101 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79538.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)167 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Worth, TX147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX179 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Novice; 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.
Novice had 122 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 1652nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Coleman County grew from 10,077 residents in 1900 to 7,684 in 2020.
Coleman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 27.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hords Creek Dam, TX weather station (12 miles away).
1,693 jobs at 205 businesses in Coleman 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.
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