Welcome to Loop ...

Loop is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Loop is located in Gaines County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Loop is 3,250 feet [991 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Loop is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Loop lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Loop (for example, toward Lovington (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Loop is within the boundaries of the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Loop: 79342<3>

Communities Also Named Loop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Loop: This one is located in Gaines County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Texas, there are 9 communities that are also named Loop - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Loop.

Communities near Loop ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Loop.

• Seminole
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
• Seagraves
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <4>
• Wellman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• White City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gaines County
• Welch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
• Brownfield
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <4>
• Tokio ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Terry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <4>
• Denver City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <4>
• Lamesa
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
  • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
  • Lamesa has also been known as:
  • La Mesa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <4>
• Plains
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Yoakum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Loop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loop.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Loop. See our Newspapers Page for Loop.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loop ...

Looking for more information about Loop? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Loop, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Loop.

Adding Loop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loop in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Loop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Loop post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/