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Welcome to Sudan ...

The city of Sudan is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Sudan is located in Lamb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sudan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sudan has a population of 894 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sudan is 3,750 feet [1,143 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sudan is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Sudan: 806

The ZIP code for Sudan: 79371<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sudan had an population of 894 people. This is a decrease of 6.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sudan had a population of 958 people (which is 6.85% of the total population of Lamb County). This makes Sudan the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 958 people, the population of Sudan decreased 7.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,039 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sudan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sudan - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sudan ...

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

  • Littlefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Muleshoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springlake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fieldton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pep
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Enochs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sudan ...

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

Adding Sudan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sudan post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sudan.

Footnotes ...

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