Welcome to Muleshoe ...

The city of Muleshoe is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Muleshoe is located in Bailey County<1> and is the County Seat for Bailey County.

The location of Muleshoe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Muleshoe has a population of 4,942 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Muleshoe is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Muleshoe is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Muleshoe is within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Muleshoe: 79347<5>

Websites for Muleshoe ...

Official Website: www.cityofmuleshoe.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Muleshoe had an population of 4,942 people. This is a decrease of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Muleshoe had a population of 5,158 people (or 71.99% of the total population of Bailey County). This makes Muleshoe the county's most populous community.

The population of Muleshoe represents 0.02% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 331st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,158 people, the population of Muleshoe increased 13.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,530 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Muleshoe.

Communities Also Named Muleshoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Muleshoe - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Muleshoe ...

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

• Earth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
  • Earth is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <6>
• Sudan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
  • Sudan is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <6>
• Lazbuddie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <6>
• Farwell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <6>
• Stegall
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County
• Texico
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <6>
• Bovina
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <6>
• Bula
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
  • Bula is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <6>
• Amherst
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <6>
• Enochs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
  • Enochs is located in Bailey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <6>

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 Muleshoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Muleshoe.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Muleshoe ...

Looking for more information about Muleshoe? 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 Muleshoe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Muleshoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Muleshoe: www.cityofmuleshoe.com/

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