Merit, Texas

Merit
Unincorporated community
Merit Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 33°13′00″N 96°17′15″W / 33.21667°N 96.28750°W / 33.21667; -96.28750Coordinates: 33°13′00″N 96°17′15″W / 33.21667°N 96.28750°W / 33.21667; -96.28750
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hunt
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	75458
GNIS feature ID	1341384

Merit is an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is located fifteen miles northwest of Greenville. Although it is unincorporated, Merit has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75458.^[1]

The Bland Independent School District serves area students.

Prominent Houston attorney Joe Rollins (1918-2008) was born in Merit.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool because of Köppen Climate Classification system, Merit has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[2]

References

External links

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merit, Texas

Municipalities and communities of Hunt County, Texas, United States

County seat: Greenville

Cities	Caddo Mills Campbell Celeste Commerce Greenville Hawk Cove Josephine‡ Lone Oak Quinlan Royse City‡ Union Valley West Tawakoni Wolfe City

Town	Neylandville

Unincorporated communities	Cash Fairlie Floyd Kingston Merit Mexico

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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