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Morales-SanchezTX

A town in Texas.

Is Morales-Sanchez a good place to live?

Morales-Sanchez’s midsummer high is 99°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Morales-Sanchez yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Morales-Sanchez: who provides what

Morales-Sanchez is unincorporated, so Zapata County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterFalcon Rural WSC1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesZapata CountyZapata County provides services here

SchoolsZapata County Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereZapata County Early Voting ClerkZapata County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019

ZIP code7807678076 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Morales-Sanchez.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Morales-Sanchez is lower than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

FEMA puts 46% of Morales-Sanchez’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 33% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities.

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FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHurricanes

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.2 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Morales-Sanchez: mild winters and hot summers

In Morales-Sanchez, the January low is 47°F.

100°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter49–72°

Spring64–88°

Summer75–99°

Fall64–87°

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

100°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 47°Rain & snow20″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Morales-Sanchez stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work

Two figures for adults in Morales-Sanchez: 21% have diabetes, 20% report frequent physical distress. Of 31 CDC measures, Morales-Sanchez beats the Texas average on 1 and trails it on 18. Among adults locally, 41% sleep under 7 hours.

	Morales-Sanchez	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	40%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	21%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	47%	30%	25%