Snyder is a city in Scurry County, Texas, home to about 11,241 people across 8.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79549.
Homes sold for a median of $122 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 Snyder. 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)225 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX241 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Snyder; 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.
Snyder had 11,438 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 248th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Scurry County grew from 4,158 residents in 1900 to 16,932 in 2020.
Scurry 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 29°F. About 22 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Snyder, TX weather station (2 miles away).
4,859 jobs at 409 businesses in Scurry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
60 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Snyder.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 13 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 2 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 Snyder ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder PriSnyder | Pre-K–3 | 755 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Snyder IntSnyder | 4–5 | 344 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Snyder J HSnyder | 6–8 | 498 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Snyder H SSnyder | 9–12 | 720 | Public | 3.0 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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