Thunderbird Bay is a community in Brown County, Texas, home to about 702 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 76857.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Thunderbird Bay; also May
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Thunderbird Bay. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)130 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Worth, TX110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX141 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Thunderbird Bay; 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.
Thunderbird Bay had 764 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2010.
It’s the 1142nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Brown County grew from 16,019 residents in 1900 to 38,095 in 2020.
Brown 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 31°F. About 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rising Star 1s, TX weather station (9 miles away).
13,746 jobs at 885 businesses in Brown County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Thunderbird Bay.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by May ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May ElMay | Pre-K–6 | 129 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| May H SMay | 7–12 | 114 | Public | 2.9 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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