Mountain Home, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 30°10′29″N99°22′49″W / 30.17472°N 99.38028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Kerr |
Elevation | 1,909 ft (582 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 830 |
FIPS code | 48-49620 [1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1342167 [2] |
Mountain Home is an unincorporated community in Kerr County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Hwy 27 and State Hwy 41. [3] Mountain Home has a post office with the ZIP code 78058. [4]
The first Mountain Home post office was established in 1879, [5] with Hiram L Nelson as the first Postmaster.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Fisheries Research Station [6] opened on Highway 27 in 1925.
The Texas Catholic Boys Camp [7] was started in Mountain Home in 1951 by the Society of Mary.
Divide Independent School District is the local school district for elementary school. [8] Divide ISD feeds into Ingram Independent School District, which provides secondary education. [9]
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