Terlingua is a community in Brewster County, Texas, home to about 178 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79852.
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)240 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Midland International Air and Space Port (MAF)198 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX244 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX303 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Terlingua; 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.
Terlingua had 78 residents in the 2020 census, up 34% since 2010.
It’s the 1569th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Brewster County grew from 2,356 residents in 1900 to 9,546 in 2020.
Brewster County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 102°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 9.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Terlingua, TX weather station (3 miles away).
2,234 jobs at 285 businesses in Brewster County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Terlingua.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 Terlingua CSD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend H STerlingua | K–12 | 121 | Public | 1.3 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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