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Welcome to O'Donnell ...

The city of O'Donnell is located in the Texas Panhandle.

O'Donnell is primarily located in Dawson County<1>. A portion of O'Donnell extends into Lynn County.

The community of O'Donnell was established in 1916.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, O'Donnell has a population of 837 people<2> (see below for details).

O'Donnell is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of O'Donnell is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for O'Donnell: 806

The ZIP code for O'Donnell: 79351<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, O'Donnell had an population of 837 people. This is an increase of 0.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, O'Donnell had a population of 831 people (or 6.01% of the total population of Dawson County). This makes O'Donnell the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 831 people, the population of O'Donnell decreased 17.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,011 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for O'Donnell.

Communities Also Named O'Donnell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named O'Donnell: This one is located in Dawson County and the other is located in Lynn County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named O'Donnell - they are located in Maryland, Michigan, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Donnell.

Communities near O'Donnell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Donnell.

  • Lamesa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
    • Lamesa has also been known as:
    • La Mesa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <5>
  • Tahoka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Los Ybanez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Draw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Draw is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
  • Welch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grassland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassland is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • New Lynn ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
  • Wayside ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wayside is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • New Home
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • White City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • White City is located in Gaines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Donnell ...

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

Adding O'Donnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of O'Donnell 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 O'Donnell was on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Donnell.

Footnotes ...

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