Petty is a community in Lamar County, Texas, home to about 213 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 75470.
Homes sold for a median of $79 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 Petty. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)81 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX80 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Petty; 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.
It’s the 1531st largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Lamar County grew from 48,627 residents in 1900 to 50,088 in 2020.
Lamar 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 33°F. About 49 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paris, TX weather station (14 miles away).
19,764 jobs at 1,278 businesses in Lamar 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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