Sunset (Montague County) is a community in Montague County, Texas, home to about 402 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 76270.
Homes sold for a median of $224 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population40281 per sq mi
Median home value$224,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$224Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sunset (Montague County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sunset (Montague County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)57 miles away
Closer regional airport
Mineral Wells Regional Airport (MWL)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fort Worth, TX52 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX74 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sunset (Montague County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sunset (Montague County)
U.S. Representative · Texas’s 13th DistrictRonny Jackson (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Sunset (Montague County) had 543 residents in the 2020 census, up 60% since 2000.
It’s the 1336th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Montague County grew from 24,800 residents in 1900 to 19,965 in 2020.
Montague County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alvord 3 N, TX weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Montague County
3,667 jobs at 448 businesses in Montague County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sunset (Montague County).
Nearest hospitals
Nocona General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Nocona22.5 miles
Muenster Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Muenster26.4 miles
Faith Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Jacksboro27.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
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.
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