Welcome to Tulia ...

The city of Tulia is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Tulia is located in Swisher County<1> and is the County Seat for Swisher County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tulia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tulia has a population of 4,647 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Tulia is 3,490 feet [1,064 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tulia is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Tulia is within the boundaries of the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Tulia: 79088<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tulia had an population of 4,647 people. This is a decrease of 6.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tulia had a population of 4,967 people (which is 62.73% of the total population of Swisher County). This makes Tulia the county's most populous community.

The population of Tulia represents 0.02% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 338th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,967 people, the population of Tulia decreased 2.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,117 people).

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

Communities near Tulia ...

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

• Kress
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress
  • Kress is located in Swisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kress <5>
• Happy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy
  • Happy is located in Swisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy <5>
• Nazareth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Castro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <5>
• Edmonson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Edmonson is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <5>
• Claytonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
  • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
• Vigo Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo Park
  • Vigo Park is located in Swisher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vigo Park <5>
• Wayside
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Wayside is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayside <5>
• Hart
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Castro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <5>
• Seth Ward
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
  • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
• Plainview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Plainview is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tulia. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tulia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tulia ...

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

Adding Tulia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tulia post office opened in 1887.

We also found Tulia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tulia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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