Boys Ranch, Texas

Boys Ranch
Boys Ranch is located in Texas
Boys Ranch
Boys Ranch
Location within the state of Texas
Boys Ranch is located in the United States
Boys Ranch
Boys Ranch
Boys Ranch (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°32′00″N 102°15′00″W / 35.53333°N 102.25000°W / 35.53333; -102.25000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyOldham
Area
 • Total1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Land1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation3,215 ft (980 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total282
 • Density180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79010
Area code806
FIPS code48-09796
GNIS feature ID2586911[1]

Boys Ranch is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northeastern Oldham County, Texas, United States, on the site of the original county seat, Tascosa. It lies along U.S. Route 385, northeast of the city of Vega, the county seat of Oldham County.[2] Although Boys Ranch[3][4] is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79010.[5] Boys Ranch is a residential community serving boys and girls ages 5 to 18.[6]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boys Ranch, Texas
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.
  3. ^ "About Cal Farley's • Boys Ranch, Founded By Cal Farley". Boys Ranch, Founded By Cal Farley. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Boys Ranch
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Boys Ranch • Boys Ranch, Founded By Cal Farley". Boys Ranch, Founded By Cal Farley. Retrieved July 22, 2021.