Roby is a city in Fisher County, Texas, home to about 679 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79543.
Homes sold for a median of $109 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 Roby. 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)196 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX211 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Roby; 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.
Roby had 591 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1156th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Fisher County grew from 3,708 residents in 1900 to 3,672 in 2020.
Fisher 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 34°F. About 23.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rotan, TX weather station (10 miles away).
502 jobs at 62 businesses in Fisher County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Roby.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by Roby CISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roby CISDRoby | Pre-K–12 | 297 | Public | 1.9 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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