Town guide

Guthrie, Texas

Guthrie is a community in King County, Texas, home to about 156 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79236.

Population15688 per sq mi
Median home value$52,400Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Guthrie

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Guthrie, TX79236Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Guthrie

Distances

Nearest major airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)196 miles away
Closer regional airportLubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)86 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lubbock, TX90 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX213 miles away

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

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

Who represents Guthrie

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

Guthrie had 151 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2010.

It’s the 1595th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

King County grew from 490 residents in 1900 to 265 in 2020.

Guthrie population by census2010: 160, 2020: 15116020101512020

King County, 1900–2020

King County population, 1900 to 20201900: 490, 1910: 810, 1920: 655, 1930: 1,193, 1940: 1,066, 1950: 870, 1960: 640, 1970: 464, 1980: 425, 1990: 354, 2000: 356, 2010: 286, 2020: 2650K’00’101K’20’301K’40’501K’60’700K’80’900K’00’100K’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 24 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GuthrieJan: high 57°F, low 27°F, 1 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 30°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 70°F, low 38°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 78°F, low 46°F, 2 in; May: high 86°F, low 58°F, 3.2 in; Jun: high 94°F, low 67°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 98°F, low 71°F, 2.1 in; Aug: high 97°F, low 69°F, 2.8 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 61°F, 2.5 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 49°F, 2 in; Nov: high 67°F, low 37°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 57°F, low 29°F, 1 in57°27°Jan1.061°30°Feb1.270°38°Mar1.578°46°Apr2.086°58°May3.294°67°Jun3.398°71°Jul2.197°69°Aug2.889°61°Sep2.579°49°Oct2.067°37°Nov1.457°29°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Guthrie, TX weather station (about a mile away).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Knox County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Knox City32.7 miles
  • Stonewall Memorial Hospital DistrictCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aspermont32.9 miles
  • Haskell Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Haskell46.2 miles

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

Schools in Guthrie

Public schools here are run by Guthrie CSD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Guthrie SchoolGuthriePre-K–1293Public0.2 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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