Hale Center is a city in Hale County, Texas, home to about 2,037 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79041.
Homes sold for a median of $79 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hale Center. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)259 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX307 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hale Center; 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.
Hale Center had 2,062 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 737th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Hale County grew from 1,680 residents in 1900 to 32,522 in 2020.
Hale County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 18.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Plainview Wtr Productn, TX weather station (12 miles away).
8,604 jobs at 645 businesses in Hale 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 Hale Center.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
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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 Hale Center ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin ElHale Center | Pre-K–4 | 226 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Carr MiddleHale Center | 5–8 | 161 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Hale Center H SHale Center | 9–12 | 174 | Public | 1.6 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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