Welcome to Electric City ...

Electric City is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Electric City is located in Hutchinson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Electric City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Electric City is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Electric City is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Electric City is located in the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Electric City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Electric City - they are located in Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Electric City ...

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

• Borger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
  • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <4>
• Fritch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
  • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <4>
• Stinnett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
  • Stinnett is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stinnett <4>
• Skellytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skellytown
  • Skellytown is located in Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skellytown <4>
• Sanford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Oil City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
• Pringle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
• White Deer
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Deer
  • White Deer is located in Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Deer <4>
• Morse
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Hansford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <4>
• Panhandle
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Panhandle is located in Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panhandle <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 Electric City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Electric City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Electric City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Electric City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Electric City ...

Looking for more information about Electric City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Electric City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Electric City.

Adding Electric City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Electric City 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 Electric City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Electric City post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Electric City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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