Haskell is a city in Haskell County, Texas, home to about 2,817 people across 3.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79521.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Haskell. 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)157 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX174 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Haskell; 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.
Haskell had 3,089 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 605th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Haskell County grew from 2,637 residents in 1900 to 5,416 in 2020.
Haskell 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 29°F. About 27.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Haskell, TX weather station (about a mile away).
1,098 jobs at 126 businesses in Haskell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
22 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Haskell.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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 Haskell CISD, Paint Creek ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell ElHaskell | Pre-K–5 | 277 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Paint Creek SchoolHaskell | Pre-K–12 | 111 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| Haskell J HHaskell | 6–8 | 111 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Haskell H SHaskell | 9–12 | 156 | 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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