Wingate is a community in Taylor County, Texas, home to about 128 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 79566.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)189 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abilene Regional Airport (ABI)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lubbock, TX147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX201 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wingate; 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 1629th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Taylor County grew from 10,499 residents in 1900 to 143,208 in 2020.
Taylor County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 25 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wingate, TX weather station (about a mile away).
61,016 jobs at 3,658 businesses in Taylor County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wingate.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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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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