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Welcome to Whitharral ...

Whitharral is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Whitharral is located in Hockley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitharral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Whitharral is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Whitharral is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Whitharral: 806

The ZIP code for Whitharral: 79380<3>

Communities near Whitharral ...

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

  • Levelland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Littlefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Shallowater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Anton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Anton is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <4>
  • Amherst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smyer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiteface
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Opdyke West
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Roundup
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Roundup is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
  • Pep
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitharral ...

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

Adding Whitharral to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitharral post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitharral.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hockley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitharral - 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 Whitharral). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whitharral 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/