Gordon is a city in Palo Pinto County, Texas, home to about 460 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 76453, and parts of 76463 are in Gordon too.
Homes sold for a median of $301 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Gordon
Mostly Mingus; part is in Gordon
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gordon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)81 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Mineral Wells Regional Airport (MWL)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Worth, TX61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX94 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gordon; 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.
Gordon had 470 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1292nd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Palo Pinto County grew from 12,291 residents in 1900 to 28,409 in 2020.
Palo Pinto 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 31°F. About 34.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stephenville, TX weather station (23 miles away).
6,372 jobs at 644 businesses in Palo Pinto County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gordon.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Libraries (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.
Public schools here are run by Gordon ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon SchoolGordon | Pre-K–12 | 227 | Public | 0.4 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 Mingus.
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