{"id":7877,"date":"2023-09-13T09:21:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T09:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7877"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:50","slug":"comanche-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/comanche-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Comanche County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Comanche County is a county in Texas, United States, in the west-central part of the state, roughly midway between Fort Worth and Abilene. It had a population of 13,594 at the 2020 census and covers 948 square miles (2,460 km2) centred near 31&deg;57&prime;N 98&deg;34&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Comanche is the county seat and its postal code is 76442. The county contains two incorporated cities, one incorporated town, two census-designated places, and more than a dozen unincorporated communities. It lies in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Comanche County<\/h2>\n<p>Comanche County has about 19 named places on record: two cities (Comanche, De Leon), one town (Gustine), two census-designated places (Lamkin, Proctor), and more than a dozen unincorporated communities without their own local government. Texas has no civil townships, so the table below omits that column.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Comanche<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>4,211<\/td>\n<td>76442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>De Leon<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>2,258<\/td>\n<td>76444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gustine<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>76455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lamkin<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Proctor<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>76468<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Amity<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Beattie<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comyn<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Downing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duster<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Energy<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>76452<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hasse<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hazel Dell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Newburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rucker<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sidney<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>76474<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sipe Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vandyke<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wilson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A handful of communities named in older gazetteers no longer appear on current maps: Cora, Mercer&#8217;s Gap and Watson are recorded as ghost towns with no population or ZIP code, so they are left out of the table above rather than listed as active places.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>76442 &mdash; Comanche<\/li>\n<li>76444 &mdash; De Leon<\/li>\n<li>76455 &mdash; Gustine<\/li>\n<li>76474 &mdash; Sidney<\/li>\n<li>76452 &mdash; Energy (PO Box delivery only)<\/li>\n<li>76468 &mdash; Proctor (PO Box delivery only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The remaining unincorporated communities &mdash; Amity, Beattie, Comyn, Downing, Duster, Hasse, Hazel Dell, Lamkin, Newburg, Rucker, Sipe Springs, Vandyke and Wilson &mdash; have no standalone ZIP code and use a nearby town&#8217;s postal address.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Comanche County sits in the Cross Timbers region of north-central Texas, a mix of rolling prairie and post-oak woodland. The county covers 938 square miles of land and 9.9 square miles of water (about 1% of its area), most of it in Proctor Lake, a reservoir on the Leon River near the community of Proctor.<\/p>\n<p>Comanche County borders five other Texas counties: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/erath-county\/\">Erath County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hamilton-county-texas\/\">Hamilton County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mills-county-texas\/\">Mills County<\/a> to the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/brown-county-texas\/\">Brown County<\/a> to the southwest, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/eastland-county\/\">Eastland County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Comanche County had 13,594 residents at the 2020 census, spread across a mostly rural landscape at a density of roughly 14 people per square mile. Comanche (4,211) and De Leon (2,258) are the county&#8217;s two largest communities, together home to more than a third of the county&#8217;s population. County-level household income was not independently verified for this profile; statewide, the Texas median household income is $75,780 (2023 ACS), a useful benchmark for comparing rural counties like Comanche.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture has anchored the county&#8217;s economy since settlement: cotton dominated local farming by 1890 before the boll weevil devastated the crop in the early 1900s, and peanuts became the signature replacement, with county farmers producing more than 45 million pounds a year by 1982. Oil brought a short-lived boom after a 1910 strike near Desdemona, peaking around 1920. Cattle ranching and hunting leases remain significant parts of the rural economy today, alongside small manufacturing and retail centered on Comanche and De Leon.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Comanche County was organized in 1856 and named for the Comanche people, whose territory once extended across this part of Texas. Like a number of nearby rural counties, Comanche was historically documented as a &#8220;sundown town&#8221; that excluded Black residents after dark through the mid-20th century, a practice recorded in period newspaper accounts and no longer reflective of the county today. The 1910 oil discovery at Desdemona, on the county&#8217;s western edge, briefly turned a small farming community into a boomtown before the field played out within a decade.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Comanche County is crossed by U.S. Route 67\/377 and State Highways 16 and 36. Comanche, the county seat, is reachable via:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fort Worth &mdash; about 90 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Abilene &mdash; about 65 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Brownwood &mdash; about 30 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Stephenville &mdash; about 35 miles north<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Comanche County-City Airport, just northeast of Comanche, handles general aviation; the nearest commercial service is Abilene Regional Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Comanche County, Texas?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the west-central part of the state, in the Cross Timbers region roughly midway between Fort Worth and Abilene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Comanche County?<\/strong><br \/>13,594, according to the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Comanche County?<\/strong><br \/>948 square miles (2,460 km2), including 9.9 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Comanche County?<\/strong><br \/>Comanche is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Comanche County?<\/strong><br \/>Two cities (Comanche, De Leon), one town (Gustine), two census-designated places, and more than a dozen unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Comanche County?<\/strong><br \/>76442 (Comanche), 76444 (De Leon), 76455 (Gustine), 76474 (Sidney), plus PO-Box-only codes 76452 (Energy) and 76468 (Proctor).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Comanche County known for?<\/strong><br \/>Historically, peanut farming and a short-lived 1910s oil boom near Desdemona; today it&#8217;s largely cattle ranching, hunting leases and small agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/texas\/\">Towns and villages in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comanche County is a county in Texas, United States, in the west-central part of the state, roughly midway between Fort Worth and Abilene. It had a population of 13,594 at the 2020 census and covers 948 square miles (2,460 km2) centred near 31&deg;57&prime;N 98&deg;34&prime;W. Comanche is the county seat and its postal code is 76442. 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