Barstow is a city in Ward County, Texas, home to about 198 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79719.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)177 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF)78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX169 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX321 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Barstow; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Barstow had 265 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 1548th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Ward County grew from 1,451 residents in 1900 to 11,644 in 2020.
Ward County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 10.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pecos 8w, TX weather station (15 miles away).
4,718 jobs at 339 businesses in Ward County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
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