Mineral Wells, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 32°48′31″N 98°6′7″W / 32.80861°N 98.10194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Palo Pinto, Parker |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• City Council | Mayor Regan Wallace Johnson Brian Shoemaker Glenn Mitchell Jerrel Tomlin Carlos Maldonado Beth Henary Watson Doyle Light |
• City Manager | Randy Criswell |
Area | |
• Total | 21.16 sq mi (54.79 km2) |
• Land | 20.40 sq mi (52.83 km2) |
• Water | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,820 |
• Estimate (2021) | 14,902 |
• Density | 700/sq mi (270/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 76067-76068[3] |
Area code | 940 |
FIPS code | 48-48684[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1341714[2] |
Website | MineralWellsTX.gov |
Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 14,820 at the 2020 census. The city is named for mineral wells in the area, which were highly popular in the early 1900s.