Dickens is a city in Dickens County, Texas, home to about 170 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79229.
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)220 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX62 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX241 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dickens; 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.
Dickens had 219 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 1582nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Dickens County grew from 1,151 residents in 1900 to 1,770 in 2020.
Dickens County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 22.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spur, TX weather station (11 miles away).
207 jobs at 37 businesses in Dickens County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dickens.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums
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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