Quitaque is a city in Briscoe County, Texas, home to about 347 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79255.
Homes sold for a median of $79 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Quitaque. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)207 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX269 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Quitaque; 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.
Quitaque had 342 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1395th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Briscoe County grew from 1,253 residents in 1900 to 1,435 in 2020.
Briscoe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 25 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Turkey, TX weather station (9 miles away).
167 jobs at 34 businesses in Briscoe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
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