Tell Texas Map

About Tell, Texas

Tell is a locality in Childress County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Tell is located at 34.3759°N, 100.3948°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79259.

Tell sprawls across a broad, sun-drenched expanse where the prairie begins its slow, patient climb towards the high plains. It lies 100.2 miles north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 56°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west-south-west of Childress. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a vast canvas of tawny grasses and stoic mesquite, broken only by the occasional, determined windmill turning its patient blades against the immense sky. Distant horizons blur into the hazy gold of afternoon, and the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, touched with the faint perfume of wild sage. Low, rolling hills, worn smooth by millennia of wind and weather, cradle the scattered homesteads and ranchlands, giving a sense of quiet endurance to the very land. The story of Tell is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed life from this often-demanding soil. Historically, this region’s economy has been shaped by the hardy resilience of cattle ranching, the vast pastures supporting herds that have long been a cornerstone of local sustenance. While the railroad once played a more prominent role, its tracks now stand as a quiet reminder of a different era, their purpose yielded to the persistent hum of agricultural machinery and the steady, predictable rhythm of the modern farm. In this corner of the Texas Panhandle, the community of Tell carries a quiet pride in its self-reliance, a character forged in the wide-open spaces and the enduring embrace of the elements.

About This Tell Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Tell, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Tell and Childress County.

Detailed location data for Tell includes the ZIP code (79259), telephone area code (806), county seat of Childress County (Childress), 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 Tell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.