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Welcome to Welch ...

Welch is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Welch is located in Dawson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.

Welch is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Welch is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Welch and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Welch: 806

The ZIP code for Welch: 79377<3>

Communities Also Named Welch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Welch - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Welch ...

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

  • Brownfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamesa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • O'Donnell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Wellman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Los Ybanez
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • White City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • White City is located in Gaines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Loop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Seagraves
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Tahoka
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Draw
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Draw is located in Lynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welch ...

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

Adding Welch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Welch 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 Welch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Welch post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welch.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Welch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Welch or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/