{"id":7853,"date":"2023-09-13T06:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7853"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:08","slug":"castro-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/castro-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Castro County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Castro County is a county in Texas, United States, on the High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. It had a population of 7,371 people at the 2020 census and covers 899 square miles (2,330 km2) centred near 34°32′N 102°16′W.<\/p>\n

Dimmitt is the county seat, and its postal code is 79027. The county has three incorporated cities, one census-designated place, and several unincorporated communities. Castro County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Castro County has 3 incorporated cities, 1 CDP, and a handful of unincorporated crossroads communities and former settlements. Dimmitt holds roughly seven in ten county residents.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dimmitt<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n4,072<\/td>\n79027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hart<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n1,088<\/td>\n79043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nazareth<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n318<\/td>\n79063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summerfield<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79085<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dodd<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easter<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flagg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frio<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hilburn<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunnyside<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Arney, Big Square, Jumbo, Mulkey, Roy, and Tam Anne were rail-era or ranch-era settlements that no longer have any population; they survive today only as place names on county maps and are not listed in the table above.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n