Welcome to King ...

King is located in the Texas Panhandle.

King is located in Hartley County<1>.

King is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of King is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for King: 806

Communities Also Named King ...

While we believe that this King is located in Hartley County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named King. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coryell and Red River County.

Beyond Texas, there are 32 communities that are also named King - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (4), Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near King ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near King.

• Dalhart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalhart
  • Dalhart is located in Dallam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalhart <3>
• Hartley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Hartley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartley <3>
• Amistad
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
  • Amistad is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <3>
• Channing
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
  • Channing is located in Hartley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <3>
• Perico ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
  • Perico is located in Dallam County
• Sedan
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <3>
• Nara Visa
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nara Visa
  • Nara Visa is located in Quay County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nara Visa <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for King ...

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