Pecos Texas Map

About Pecos, Texas

Pecos is a locality in Reeves County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,501. The population density is 284.0 people per km². Pecos is located at 31.4229°N, 103.4932°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79772.

Pecos lies under a sky so vast it seems to swallow the horizon whole, a place where the flat, sun-baked earth stretches out in every direction, broken only by the sparse, resilient scrub and the occasional hardy mesquite tree. It lies 65.3 miles west-south-west of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 244°T), and is situated 30.0 miles south-west of Wink. The air here carries a dry, persistent heat, a constant companion that settles deep into the bones, and in the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a molten gold across the land, painting the dusty plains in hues of ochre and rust. The very stillness of this landscape feels ancient, a quietude that whispers of wind and dust and the slow, patient work of erosion. This is a place where the spirit of the West is etched not in grand monuments, but in the grit of its people and the enduring legacy of its boom-and-bust cycles. Pecos, once a vital stop along the Butterfield Overland Mail route, bloomed with the discovery of oil and gas, and though those fortunes have ebbed and flowed, the land still yields its bounty through agriculture, particularly cotton and cantaloupes that owe their sweetness to the very sun that bakes the earth. The railroad tracks, a silver scar across the plains, speak of a time when this was a crucial crossroads, and the echoes of cattle drives and prospectors still seem to linger on the wind that sighs through the sparse streets.

About This Pecos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pecos, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.422912, -103.493229. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Pecos and Reeves County.

Detailed location data for Pecos includes the ZIP code (79772), telephone area code (806), county seat of Reeves County (Pecos), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Pecos is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.