{"id":7812,"date":"2023-09-12T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7812"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:34","slug":"borden-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/borden-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Borden County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Borden County is a county in Texas, United States, in the western part of the state, on the edge of the Llano Estacado escarpment. It had a population of 631 at the 2020 census and covers 906 square miles (2,350 km2) — 897 square miles land, 8.6 square miles water — centred near 32°44′N 101°26′W.<\/p>\n

Gail is the county seat, and its postal code is 79738. The county has no incorporated cities or towns — Gail and Plains are unincorporated communities, and Mesquite is a ghost town — and sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Borden County<\/h2>\n

Borden County has never had an incorporated municipality. Its three named places are all unincorporated: Gail, the county seat and only sizeable settlement; Plains, a small ranching community; and Mesquite, a former stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway line that is now abandoned.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gail<\/td>\nUnincorp. · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plains<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mesquite<\/td>\nUnincorp. (ghost town)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n