Welcome to McCamey ...

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

McCamey is located in Upton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCamey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McCamey has a population of 2,046 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of McCamey is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of McCamey is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for McCamey: 432

The ZIP code for McCamey: 79752<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McCamey had an population of 2,046 people. This is an increase of 8.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McCamey had a population of 1,887 people (which is 56.53% of the total population of Upton County). This makes McCamey the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,887 people, the population of McCamey increased 4.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,805 people).

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

Communities near McCamey ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near McCamey.

• Crane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Crane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crane
  • From McCamey to Crane
• Rankin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Rankin is located in Upton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rankin
  • From McCamey to Rankin
• Girvin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvin
  • Girvin is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girvin <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Girvin
  • From McCamey to Girvin
• Iraan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iraan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraan
  • Iraan is located in Pecos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iraan <5>
• Abell City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
  • Abell City is located in Pecos County
• Imperial
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial has also been known as:
  • Imperial Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Imperial
  • From McCamey to Imperial

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCamey ...

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

Adding McCamey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCamey 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 McCamey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the McCamey post office opened in 1926.

We also found McCamey on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCamey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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