Welcome to Sunray ...The city of Sunray is located in the Texas Panhandle. Sunray is located in Moore County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunray, you might consider that their post office opened in 1931. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sunray has a population of 1,804 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Sunray is 3,500 feet [1,067 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sunray is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Sunray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Sunray: 806 The ZIP code for Sunray: 79086<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sunray had an population of 1,804 people. This is a decrease of 6.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.49% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sunray had a population of 1,926 people (or 8.75% of the total population of Moore County). This makes Sunray the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,926 people, the population of Sunray decreased 1.23% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,950 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sunray. Communities Also Named Sunray ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sunray - they are located in Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunray. Communities near Sunray ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunray.
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 Sunray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunray. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunray. 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 Sunray. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunray. See our Newspapers Page for Sunray. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunray ...Looking for more information about Sunray? 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 Sunray, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sunray. Adding Sunray to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sunray 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 Sunray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunray. Footnotes ...
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