Town guide

Perryton, Texas

Perryton is a city in Ochiltree County, Texas, home to about 8,585 people across 4.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79070.

Homes sold for a median of $88 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population8,5851,789 per sq mi
Median home value$126,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$88Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Perryton

1 ZIP code

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Around Perryton

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)192 miles away
Closer regional airportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Oklahoma City, OK195 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX338 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Perryton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Perryton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Perryton had 8,492 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 299th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.

Ochiltree County grew from 267 residents in 1900 to 10,015 in 2020.

Perryton population by census2000: 7,774, 2010: 8,802, 2020: 8,4927,77420008,80220108,4922020

Ochiltree County, 1900–2020

Ochiltree County population, 1900 to 20201900: 267, 1910: 1,602, 1920: 2,331, 1930: 5,224, 1940: 4,213, 1950: 6,024, 1960: 9,380, 1970: 9,704, 1980: 9,588, 1990: 9,128, 2000: 9,006, 2010: 10,223, 2020: 10,0150K’00’102K’20’304K’40’509K’60’7010K’80’909K’00’1010K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 22.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PerrytonJan: high 51°F, low 24°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 55°F, low 26°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 34°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 42°F, 1.9 in; May: high 82°F, low 53°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 64°F, 3.2 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 93°F, low 67°F, 3 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 59°F, 1.9 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 46°F, 2 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 33°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 25°F, 1 in51°24°Jan0.755°26°Feb0.665°34°Mar1.573°42°Apr1.982°53°May2.891°64°Jun3.296°68°Jul3.593°67°Aug3.087°59°Sep1.974°46°Oct2.062°33°Nov0.851°25°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Perryton, TX weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Ochiltree County

3,247 jobs at 367 businesses in Ochiltree County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Ochiltree CountyMining, oil and gas: 977 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 394 jobs; Retail trade: 389 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 250 jobs; Wholesale trade: 217 jobs; Other services: 199 jobs; Construction: 181 jobs; Finance and insurance: 133 jobsMining, oil and gas 30% Hotels and restaurants 12% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 8% Wholesale trade 7% Other services 6% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Perryton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ochiltree General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · PerrytonUnder a mile
  • Hansford County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Spearman24.9 miles
  • Beaver County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Beaver35.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors3
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists2
Optometrists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies5

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.

Places in and around Perryton

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Leatherman Park · 79 acres1.4 mi
  • Whigham Park · 6 acres1.3 mi
  • Stark Park · 5 acres0.7 mi
  • Whippo Park · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • United Supermarkets0.6 mi
  • Lowe's Market1.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Red's Pharmacy0.9 mi

Museums

  • Museum of the Plains2.6 mi

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.

Schools in Perryton

Public schools here are run by Perryton ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Perryton KinderPerrytonPre-K–K167Public1.5 mi
James L Wright ElPerryton1–3385Public0.6 mi
Edwin F Williams IntPerryton4–5293Public0.5 mi
Perryton J HPerryton6–8395Public1.5 mi
Perryton H SPerryton9–12549Public0.9 mi
Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education CenterPerryton10–1213Alternative Education2.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Victory Christian AcademyPerrytonK55Christian (no specific denomination)0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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