Goldsmith is a city in Ector County, Texas, home to about 177 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79741.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)220 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX298 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Goldsmith; 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.
Goldsmith had 236 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1571st largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Ector County grew from 381 residents in 1900 to 165,171 in 2020.
Ector 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 32°F. About 13 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Odessa Schlemeyer Fld, TX weather station (14 miles away).
66,236 jobs at 3,994 businesses in Ector 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.
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