Hartley is a community in Hartley County, Texas, home to about 504 people across 7.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79044.
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)238 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX163 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX386 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hartley; 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.
Hartley had 382 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1264th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Hartley County grew from 377 residents in 1900 to 5,382 in 2020.
Hartley County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 17.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartley, TX weather station (about a mile away).
1,386 jobs at 131 businesses in Hartley 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 Hartley.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Public schools here are run by Hartley ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Hartley SchoolHartley | Pre-K–12 | 236 | 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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