Southwest Sandhill is a community in Ward County, Texas, home to about 1,143 people across 7.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 79756.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)205 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX149 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX299 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Southwest Sandhill; 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.
It’s the 958th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Ward County grew from 1,451 residents in 1900 to 11,644 in 2020.
Ward County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 13.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monahans, TX weather station (3 miles away).
4,718 jobs at 339 businesses in Ward County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Southwest Sandhill.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (5 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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 Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Cullender KindMonahans | Pre-K–K | 259 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Tatom ElMonahans | 1–2 | 326 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Parkway ElMonahans | 3–6 | 646 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Walker J HMonahans | 7–8 | 318 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Monahans H SMonahans | 9–12 | 624 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Monahans Ed CtrMonahans | 12 | 8 | Alternative Education | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transformative Leadership AcademyMonahans | Pre-K–12 | 96 | Nonsectarian | 1.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Monahans and Thorntonville.
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