Texas · Census place 4818524
Dalhart, Texas
Dalhart is a city in 2 counties of Texas with an estimated 8,443 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 285th largest of 804 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 8,443
- #285 of 804 in Texas
- Change since 2020
- +0.3%
- +26 people
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Density
- 1,766 / sq mi
- State median 1,561
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Dalhart population, 2020 to 2024
Dalhart added 26 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +25. Among 384 Texas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 295th; the median place changed by +4.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Texas has 15,345 people, so Dalhart is 55% of it.
Dalhart covers 4.78 square miles of land, for 1,766 people per square mile of land. The median Texas place of 5,000+ has 1,561, so Dalhart is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Dalhart spans
Dalhart crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 8,443 residents as follows; Dallam County holds 68.5% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Dallam County5,785
- 02Hartley County2,658
ZIP codes in Dalhart
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Dalhart by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 79022. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Dalhart is
The Census internal point of Dalhart is at 36.057400, -102.512200. Austin, the capital, is 485.5 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dumas, TX (14,834 people), 33.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Amarillo, TX, 70.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.057400, -102.512200
- DMS
- 36°03'26.64"N 102°30'43.92"W
- UTM
- 13N 724078.7E 3993179.4N
- Geohash
- 9wrj5k0cs
- Plus code
- 858V3F4Q+X4
Daylight in Dalhart
At 36.06° N, Dalhart gets about 14 h 37 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 42 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Dalhart
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Texas, measured between internal points. The closest is Cactus, 28.2 miles away, with 3,149 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Dalhart, TX?
8,443 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 26 (0.3%) from 8,417 in July 2020.
What county is Dalhart in?
It spans 2 counties: Dallam County (5,785 residents), Hartley County (2,658 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Dalhart?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 79022.
How far is Dalhart from Austin?
485.5 miles (781.3 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Dalhart.
What is the nearest larger city to Dalhart?
Dumas, TX, with 14,834 residents, 33.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.