{"id":7859,"date":"2023-09-13T07:08:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:09","slug":"childress-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/childress-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Childress County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Childress County is a county in Texas, United States, on the eastern edge of the Panhandle where the plains break toward the Red River valley. It had a population of 6,664 at the 2020 census and covers 714 square miles (1,850 km2) of mostly land, centred near 34°32′N 100°12′W.<\/p>\n

Childress is the county seat, and its postal code is 79201. The county has one incorporated city and a handful of small unincorporated communities. Texas has no civil townships, so this page has no townships section. The county sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Childress County has one incorporated city, the county seat, plus several unincorporated communities and rural crossroads scattered across the farm and ranch land. Type key: City · seat, Unincorp.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Childress<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n5,737<\/td>\n79201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carey<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kirkland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loco<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arlie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smithdale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Childress is by far the largest place in the county and the only one with its own ZIP code; the smaller crossroads communities are served by Childress’s post office.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n