LOCATION:
State of Texas
County of Camp
City of Pittsburg
Pittsburg is located in the geographical center of northeast Texas in the I-30 corridor, on US Highway 271 and SH 11, ten minutes south of I-30 and forty-five miles from I-20. POPULATION: 5,100 present estimate CLIMATE: | Average temperature: | 63 degrees | | Average annual rainfall: | 46 inches |
MUNICIPAL SERVICES: Type of Government: | Council/Manager | Annual Budget: | $7,546,179 | Fire Insurance Class: | 0.12 in city/0.50 in county | Fire trucks/pumpers: | 7 | Full time firemen: | 2 | Volunteer firemen: | 20 | Police: | 8 | Public Library: | yes | City Zoning Body: | yes |
UTILITIES:
Electric Company | AEP (Southwestern Electric Power) | 1-888-216-3523 |
Natural Gas | Reliant Energy (ARKLA) | 1-800-992-7552 |
Telephone Company | Southwestern Bell | | | Residential | 1-800-464-7928 | Business | 1-800-499-7928 | American Phone Company | 1-888-510-6600 | | American Telephone | 1-800-758-2030 | | ATS | 1-888-826-3310 | AT&T | | | Residential | 1-800-662-3036 | | Business | 1-800-222-3232 | Basic Phone | 1-888-503-3663 | | Comm South | 1-800-936-5223 | | Dialtone USA | 1-877-663-8663 | | Fast Connections | 1-888-811-1080 | | Go-Comm | 1-800-569-2234 | | Intermedia | 1-800-250-9999 | | Local Telephone Service Co. | 1-713-270-9966 | | Lone Star StateTelephone Service | 1-800-393-1479 | | Max-Tel Communications | 1-800-583-2289 | | MCI Worldcom | 1-800-374-6400 | | Nextlink | 877-NEXT-TEX | | Omniplex | 1-888-462-4782 | | PCS | 1-800-597-4130 | | SouthWest Teleconnect | 1-800-550-7540 | | TeleNetwork | 1-888-864-0000 | | Teleone Communications | 1-800-704-0160 | | Texas State Telephone | 1-888-282-2041 | | Valu-Line | 1-800-333-1124 | | Westel | 1-800-488-6085 |
Water | | | Supplied by: | City | | Source: | Lake and wells | | Capacity: | 2,937,680 gpd | | Average daily consumption: | 635,581 gpd | | Peak consumption: | 1,600,000 gpd |
Storage capacity | | Ground: | 1,000,000 gals | Elevated: | 586,000 gals | | Pressure on mains: | 60-70 psi | | | | | Wastewater | | | Type of treatment plant: | Oxidation Ditch | | Average daily load: | 550,000 gpd | | Design capacity: | 1,250,000 gpd | | In the process of expanding to: | 3,000,000 gpd |
TAX STRUCTURE:
| | | | Property Tax | | | | City | 0.462275 per | $100 valuation | | County | 0.263318 per | $100 valuation | Road & Bridge | 0.100542 | | | School | 1.321204 per | $100 valuation | | College | 0.09623 per | $100 valuation | | Rocky Mound | 0.284025 | | | | | | Total | 2.53 | | | | | | | | | Sales Tax | | | | State | 6.25 | | | City | 1.00 | | | County | 0.50 | | | Economic Dev | 0.50 | |
EDUCATION:
| | Public schools: | | Pittsburg ISD | 903 856-3628 | Private schools: | | | Bethel Christian Academy | 903 856-6777 | Preschool through 12th grade | | Colleges: | | | Northeast Texas Community College | |
HEALTH FACILITIES:
Hospitals: East Texas Medical Center-Pittsburg:
A 25-bed facility with two surgical suites and a monitored care unit.
12 staff physicians
24 hour ER, level IV trauma center
ETMC-Pittsburg is only 20 minutes by ETMC's Air One helicopter to ETMC-Tyler, a level I trauma center. Emergency Medical Transportation Services:
Camp County EMS is a MICU service.
Nursing Homes:
Pittsburg Nursing Center
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