Sanderson is a community in Terrell County, Texas, home to about 643 people across 4.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79848.
Homes sold for a median of $126 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 Sanderson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Antonio International Airport (SAT)239 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF)126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | San Antonio, TX237 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sanderson; 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.
Sanderson had 664 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.
It’s the 1176th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Terrell County grew from 1,430 residents in 1910 to 760 in 2020.
Terrell County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 14.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sanderson, TX weather station (about a mile away).
44 jobs at 7 businesses in Terrell County. The biggest industries by number of businesses:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sanderson.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (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.
Public schools here are run by Terrell County ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderson SchoolsSanderson | K–12 | 114 | Public | 1.4 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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