Lamesa is a city in Dawson County, Texas, home to about 8,393 people across 5.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79331.
Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Lamesa; also Los Ybanez
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lamesa. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)266 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX304 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lamesa; 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.
Lamesa had 8,674 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 306th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Dawson County grew from 37 residents in 1900 to 12,456 in 2020.
Dawson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 16.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lamesa 1 Sse, TX weather station (about a mile away).
2,578 jobs at 271 businesses in Dawson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lamesa.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (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.
Established in 1903.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Klondike ISD, Lamesa ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike ISDLamesa | Pre-K–12 | 261 | Public | 11.7 mi |
| Lamesa SchoolsLamesa | Pre-K–12 | 1,484 | Public | 0.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Los Ybanez.
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