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Welcome to Winters ...

The city of Winters is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Winters is located in Runnels County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winters, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winters has a population of 2,442 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Winters is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Winters: 325

The ZIP code for Winters: 79567<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winters had an population of 2,442 people. This is a decrease of 4.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winters had a population of 2,562 people (or 24.38% of the total population of Runnels County). This makes Winters the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Winters represents 0.01% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 504th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,562 people, the population of Winters decreased 11.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,880 people).

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

Communities Also Named Winters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Winters - they are located in California, Georgia and Michigan.

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

Communities near Winters ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winters ...

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

Adding Winters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winters 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 Winters was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Winters post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winters.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Runnels, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Winters.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winters - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Winters). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winters or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/