Welcome to Salt Flat ...
Salt Flat is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Salt Flat is located in Hudspeth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt Flat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1941.
A typical abbreviation for Salt Flat: Salt Flt.
Salt Flat is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Salt Flat is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Salt Flat lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Salt Flat and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The telephone area code for Salt Flat: (915)
The ZIP code for Salt Flat: 79847<3>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Salt Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salt Flat.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Salt Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Salt Flat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salt Flat ...
Looking for more information about Salt Flat? 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 Salt Flat, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Salt Flat.
Adding Salt Flat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Salt Flat 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 Salt Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Salt Flat post office opened in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Salt Flat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salt Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hudspeth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salt Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Salt Flat). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Salt Flat or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |