Washburn is a community in Armstrong County, Texas, home to about 278 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 79019.
Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population278290 per sq mi
Median home value$139,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$144Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Washburn. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Washburn
Distances
Nearest major airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)214 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lubbock, TX110 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Dallas, TX309 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Washburn; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Washburn
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
It’s the 1464th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Armstrong County grew from 1,205 residents in 1900 to 1,848 in 2020.
Armstrong 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 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 21 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Panhandle, TX weather station (18 miles away).
Jobs in Armstrong County
234 jobs at 49 businesses in Armstrong 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 Washburn.
Nearest hospitals
Va Amarillo Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Amarillo30.5 miles
Quail Creek Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Amarillo31.0 miles
Bsa HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Amarillo31.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Pharmacies
2
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.
Places in and around Washburn
Grocery stores
Hometown Food Store1.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Richard S and Leah Morris Memorial Library1.0 mi
Museums
Armstrong County Museum1.4 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Claude ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Claude SchoolsClaude
Pre-K–12
297
Public
1.1 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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