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Welcome to Goldsmith ...

The city of Goldsmith is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Goldsmith is located in Ector County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goldsmith, you might consider that their post office opened in 1937.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Goldsmith has a population of 283 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Goldsmith is 3,150 feet [960 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Goldsmith is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Goldsmith and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Goldsmith: 432

The ZIP code for Goldsmith: 79741<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Goldsmith had an population of 283 people. This is an increase of 10.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Goldsmith had a population of 257 people. This makes Goldsmith the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 257 people, the population of Goldsmith increased 1.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 253 people).

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

Communities Also Named Goldsmith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Goldsmith - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Goldsmith ...

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

  • Odessa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Notrees
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coyote Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
  • Scharbauer City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • West Odessa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Odessa is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
  • Gardendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Penwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Judkins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Judkins is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
  • Andrews
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Cheyenne
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goldsmith. 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 Goldsmith.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goldsmith ...

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

Adding Goldsmith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goldsmith 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 (so far) for Goldsmith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Goldsmith post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goldsmith.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ector, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Goldsmith.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Goldsmith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Goldsmith). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Goldsmith or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/