{"id":7956,"date":"2023-09-15T21:05:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7956"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:27","slug":"gaines-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/gaines-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaines County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gaines County is a county in Texas, United States, on the New Mexico state line in the western part of the state. It had a population of 21,598 at the 2020 census and covers 1,503 square miles (3,890 km2) centred near 32°44′N 102°38′W.<\/p>\n

Seminole is the county seat, and its postal code is 79360. The county has two incorporated cities, one town, and a census-designated place, plus several small unincorporated communities. Gaines County observes Central Time and carries FIPS code 48165.<\/p>\n

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

Gaines County’s population centers include two incorporated cities, one town that straddles the Yoakum County line, one census-designated place, and a handful of small rural communities and ghost towns carried over from the county’s oil-boom and homesteading eras. The table below marks incorporated places (City) separately from the unincorporated communities (Unincorp.).<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Seminole<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n6,988<\/td>\n79360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seagraves<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n2,153<\/td>\n79359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denver City<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loop<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n79342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashmore<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairview<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Higginbotham<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paynes Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State Line<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White City<\/td>\nUnincorp. · ghost town<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Denver City sits mostly across the line in Yoakum County, with only a small portion inside Gaines County; its ZIP code and city services are administered from the Yoakum County side. White City is a documented ghost town near the New Mexico line, one of two on record for the county alongside Caput, an early-1900s townsite that no longer appears on current maps.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n