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Welcome to Lueders ...

The city of Lueders is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Lueders is primarily located in Jones County<1>. A portion of Lueders extends into Shackelford County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lueders, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lueders has a population of 333 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lueders is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lueders: 325

The ZIP code for Lueders: 79533<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lueders had an population of 333 people. This is a decrease of 3.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lueders had a population of 346 people. This makes Lueders the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 346 people, the population of Lueders increased 15.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 300 people).

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

Communities near Lueders ...

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

  • Stamford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Anson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
  • Hawley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Avoca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Funston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Funston is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
  • Hamby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
  • Plainview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainview is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Impact
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Impact is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lueders ...

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

Adding Lueders to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lueders 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 Lueders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lueders post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lueders.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jones, 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 Lueders.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lueders - 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 Lueders). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lueders 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/