Stratford is a city in Sherman County, Texas, home to about 1,326 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79084.
Homes sold for a median of $77 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 Stratford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS)226 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX191 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX385 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stratford; 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.
Stratford had 1,939 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 900th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Sherman County grew from 104 residents in 1900 to 2,782 in 2020.
Sherman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 17.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stratford, TX weather station (9 miles away).
436 jobs at 60 businesses in Sherman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stratford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
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.
Public schools here are run by Stratford ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Allen ElStratford | Pre-K–4 | 230 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Stratford J HStratford | 5–8 | 137 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Stratford H SStratford | 9–12 | 160 | Public | 4.9 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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