Town guide

Acala, Texas

Acala is a community in Hudspeth County, Texas, home to about 29 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 79839.

ZIP codes in Acala

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Fort Hancock, TX79839 —/sq ft

Mostly Fort Hancock; part is in Acala

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Around Acala

Distances

Nearest major airportEl Paso International Airport (ELP)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+El Paso, TX51 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ396 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Acala; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Acala

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

It’s the 1740th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Hudspeth County grew from 962 residents in 1920 to 3,202 in 2020.

Hudspeth County, 1920–2020

Hudspeth County population, 1920 to 20201920: 962, 1930: 3,728, 1940: 3,149, 1950: 4,298, 1960: 3,343, 1970: 2,392, 1980: 2,728, 1990: 2,915, 2000: 3,344, 2010: 3,476, 2020: 3,2021K’20’303K’40’503K’60’703K’80’903K’00’103K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 8.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near AcalaJan: high 61°F, low 27°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 32°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 75°F, low 38°F, 0.2 in; Apr: high 83°F, low 46°F, 0.2 in; May: high 91°F, low 54°F, 0.4 in; Jun: high 98°F, low 65°F, 0.7 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 69°F, 1.6 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 68°F, 1.4 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 61°F, 1.2 in; Oct: high 82°F, low 48°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 71°F, low 36°F, 0.4 in; Dec: high 61°F, low 28°F, 0.6 in61°27°Jan0.667°32°Feb0.375°38°Mar0.283°46°Apr0.291°54°May0.498°65°Jun0.796°69°Jul1.694°68°Aug1.490°61°Sep1.282°48°Oct0.971°36°Nov0.461°28°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Hancock 8sse, TX weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Hudspeth County

378 jobs at 31 businesses in Hudspeth County. The biggest industries by number of businesses:

Largest industries in Hudspeth CountyRetail trade: 9 businesses; Hotels and restaurants: 5 businesses; Transportation and warehousing: 3 businessesRetail trade 9 Hotels and restaurants 5 Transportation and warehousing 3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • The Hospitals of Providence Horizon City CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · Horizon City34.1 miles
  • The Hospitals of Providence - East CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · El Paso42.0 miles
  • El Paso Children's HospitalChildren’s hospital · emergency room · El Paso47.6 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Acala

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Chile Store0.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Acala

Public schools here are run by Ft Hancock ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Benito Martinez ElFt HancockPre-K–6227Public0.2 mi
Fort Hancock H SFort Hancock7–12163Public0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Fort Hancock.

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