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SylvesterTX

A town in Texas.

Is Sylvester a good place to live?

Sylvester’s July high is 96°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. We don’t grade Sylvester yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Sylvester: who provides what

Sylvester is unincorporated, so Fisher County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA

WaterSylvester Mccaulley WSC1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet2 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesFisher CountyFisher County provides services here

SchoolsRoby Consolidated 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 hereFisher County Early Voting ClerkFisher County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP code7956079560 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 Sylvester.

Climate

Sylvester has mild winters and hot summers

July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 32° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–59°

Spring51–78°

Summer70–95°

Fall52–78°

Nov 15

typical first frost

Mar 17

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 96°, January lows 32°Rain & snow4″ of snow a winter · 23 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Sylvester, mostly drought

Of the losses FEMA expects in Sylvester, 37% come from drought and 27% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Sylvester sits above 61% of U.S. communities. One declared disaster, in 2005, has brought federal aid to Sylvester households.

61risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

DroughtInland floodingHail

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Sylvester Get ready76 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Sylvester is

Among adults in Sylvester, 14% binge drink and 34% sleep under 7 hours. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Sylvester is ahead of Texas on 12 and behind on 7. Also worth knowing: 42% of Sylvester adults have high blood pressure.

	Sylvester	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	42%	35%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	14%	17%	16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	34%	39%	36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	79%	74%	79%