Welcome to Wink ...The city of Wink is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Wink is located in Winkler County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wink, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wink has a population of 1,024 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Wink is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wink is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Wink lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Wink: 432 The ZIP code for Wink: 79789<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wink had an population of 1,024 people. This is an increase of 8.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.43% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wink had a population of 940 people (or 13.27% of the total population of Winkler County). This makes Wink the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 940 people, the population of Wink increased 2.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 919 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wink. Communities near Wink ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wink.
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 Wink. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wink. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wink. 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 Wink. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wink. See our Newspapers Page for Wink. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wink ...Looking for more information about Wink? 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 Wink, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wink. Adding Wink to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wink 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 Wink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Wink. Footnotes ...
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