Sylvester is a community in Fisher County, Texas across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 79560.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)187 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX203 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sylvester; 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.
Fisher County grew from 3,708 residents in 1900 to 3,672 in 2020.
Fisher 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 34°F. About 23.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rotan, TX weather station (15 miles away).
502 jobs at 62 businesses in Fisher 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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