Washburn Texas Map

About Washburn, Texas

Washburn is a locality in Armstrong County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 122.7 people per km². Washburn is located at 35.1767°N, 101.5732°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79019.

Washburn sits under a vast, often brilliant, West Texas sky. It lies 14.9 miles east-south-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 102°T), and is situated 16.0 miles south-west of Panhandle. The land here is a study in subtle shifts of ochre and pale green, where mesquite trees with their tenacious, thorny branches hold their ground against the persistent wind. Rolling plains, weathered by seasons of sun and infrequent rain, stretch outward, punctuated by the occasional low rise or the stark, straight lines of agricultural fields. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of dust and hardy grass, and the light can be astonishingly pure, bleaching the horizon or casting long, soft shadows across the sparse terrain as the day draws to a close. The story of Washburn is tied to the broad agricultural promise of the Panhandle, a promise that drew settlers to this wide-open country. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the cultivation of the land, with cotton and cattle forming the bedrock of its livelihood. You can sense the quiet resilience in Washburn, a character forged by the challenges and satisfactions of a life lived close to the earth. The scattered homes and businesses speak of a community that values pragmatism and neighborly support, a place where the grand sweep of the sky seems to lend a certain perspective to everyday concerns.

About This Washburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washburn, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.176718, -101.573232. 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 Washburn and Armstrong County.

Detailed location data for Washburn includes the ZIP code (79019), telephone area code (806), county seat of Armstrong County (Claude), and school district assignment (Claude Independent School District). 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 Washburn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.