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New Summerfield’s story
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- 1938New Summerfield is settled
New SummerfieldTX
A town of 915, settled in 1938.
Population
915
2025 Census estimate · +10.2% since 2020
Median home value
$84K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
34.3
years
Jobs based here
107
A commuter town
Is New Summerfield a good place to live?
New Summerfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
A shrinking town
New Summerfield has shrunk 16% since 2010
1,111 counted in 2010 and 843 in 2020; an estimated 915 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to New Summerfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Summerfield, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of New Summerfield water system17 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Summerfield’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereCherokee County Early Voting ClerkCherokee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes75780, 7576675780 54% · 75766 46%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 New Summerfield.
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in New Summerfield is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Federal aid has come to New Summerfield households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. Compared with 79% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 27% come from inland flooding and 23% from drought.
21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Schools
The schools New Summerfield’s kids attend
Public schools: New Summerfield ISD. The largest public high school is New Summerfield School, with 526 students. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Summerfield SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 526 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of New Summerfield’s workers commute out
New Summerfield’s average trip to work stands at 22 minutes, below both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in New Summerfield grew by 97 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 107. The top destinations are Tyler (14%), Jacksonville (9%) and Henderson (5%).
1%work in town
| New Summerfield | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In New Summerfield1%
Tyler14%
Jacksonville9%
Henderson5%
Reklaw4%
25 mi
median commute distance
107
jobs based in New Summerfield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers: that is New Summerfield’s year
New Summerfield’s midsummer high comes in at 94°F.
94°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter39–60°
Spring55–77°
Summer72–93°
Fall56–78°
Nov 25
typical first frost
Mar 7
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy New Summerfield is
Among adults in New Summerfield, 25% worry about having enough food and 32% get no exercise outside work. This Texas town does better than the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 6. 29% of New Summerfield adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| New Summerfield | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better24 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | New Summerfield | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.7% | 19.1% |
Christus Mother Frances Hospital- Jacksonville
8.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Summerfield
18pages on New Summerfield
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Summerfield
Baptist Missionary Association Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville8.2 mi$10,050 tuitionJacksonville CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville9.8 mi$8,850 tuition
About 10 of every 100 New Summerfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Small town
915 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
About New Summerfield
City in Cherokee County, Texas, United States
New Summerfield is a city in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 843 at the 2020 U.S. census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 472 ft
- ZIP code
- 75780
- Area code
- 936
Questions about New Summerfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Summerfield, TX a good place to live?
New Summerfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.