Lindsay City is a city in Cooke County, Texas, home to about 1,142 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 76250, and parts of 76240 are in Lindsay City too.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lindsay City
Mostly Gainesville; part is in Lindsay City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lindsay City. 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)52 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX64 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lindsay City; 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.
Lindsay City had 1,045 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.
It’s the 959th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Cooke County grew from 27,494 residents in 1900 to 41,668 in 2020.
Cooke 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 32°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville 5 Ene, TX weather station (8 miles away).
13,433 jobs at 1,040 businesses in Cooke County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lindsay City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
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
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Lindsay ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay ElLindsay | Pre-K–6 | 268 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Lindsay H SLindsay | 7–12 | 239 | Public | 2.1 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 Gainesville, Lake Kiowa, Callisburg and Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.