Peaster Methodist Church Wiki (1 of 1), 2021
Peaster’s story
136 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2021.
- 1890Peaster is settled
PeasterTX
A town of 636, settled in 1890.
Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0
Is Peaster a good place to live?
Peaster has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Peaster stand out
Where Peaster beats most towns.
Small town
636 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Peaster: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Peaster, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterCrazy Horse Ranch Water3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Peaster’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 hereParker County Early Voting ClerkParker County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7608876088 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 Peaster.
Work & commute
A job hub: Peaster has 3.9 jobs for every working resident and draws in 301 commuters
The average trip to work in Peaster is 22 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. This Texas town had 302 jobs in 2023, up 105 from 2013. The share of residents in Peaster who live below the poverty line is 1.9%, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
1%work in town
| Peaster | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Peaster1%
Fort Worth23%
Weatherford14%
Mineral Wells4%
Dallas4%
32 mi
median commute distance
302
jobs based in Peaster
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Schools
The schools Peaster’s kids attend
Public schools: Peaster ISD. The largest public high school is Peaster H S, with 524 students. Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaster ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 525 | B+ |
| Peaster H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 524 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
In Peaster, expect four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 94° and January nights drop to 34°.
95°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–58°
Spring53–75°
Summer71–93°
Fall54–77°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 25
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: low risk in Peaster, mostly tornadoes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 33% of Peaster’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 27% to wildfires.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesWildfireInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
A home in Peaster sells for about $400K at the median
The share of households in Peaster who live in a home they own is 71%, close to both Texas’ towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%).
$400Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Peaster
16pages on Peaster
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Peaster
About 2 of every 100 Peaster residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A job hub
Every workday, about 301 people come to Peaster for work
Where Peaster’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
302jobs based in Peaster
1%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Peaster
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Peaster is an unincorporated community in Parker County, Texas, United States, nine miles (14 km) northwest of Weatherford.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,188 ft
- ZIP code
- 76485
Questions about Peaster
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peaster, TX a good place to live?
Peaster has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.