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Welcome to Jumbo ...

Jumbo is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Jumbo is located in Castro County<1>.

Jumbo is 3,830 feet [1,167 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Jumbo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Jumbo: 806

Communities Also Named Jumbo ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Jumbo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jumbo ...

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

  • Hereford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dimmitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nazareth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Umbarger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
  • Happy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Friona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • La Plata ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jumbo ...

Looking for more information about Jumbo? 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 Jumbo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jumbo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Castro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jumbo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.