Panhandle, Texas

Panhandle, Texas
Aerial view of Panhandle
Aerial view of Panhandle
Motto: 
People of Pride & Purpose
Location of Panhandle, Texas
Location of Panhandle, Texas
Coordinates: 35°20′45″N 101°22′45″W / 35.34583°N 101.37917°W / 35.34583; -101.37917
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCarson
Government
 • MayorDan Looten
Area
 • Total
2.12 sq mi (5.50 km2)
 • Land2.12 sq mi (5.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,455 ft (1,053 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,378
 • Density1,100/sq mi (430/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79068
Area code806
FIPS code48-54960 [3]
GNIS feature ID2413105[2]
Websitewww.panhandletx.govoffice2.com
Welcome sign in Panhandle
Panhandle City Hall is located in the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Depot, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Brick streets in Panhandle
Panhandle High School sign

Panhandle is the county seat of Carson County, Texas, United States. The population of the town was 2,378 at the 2020 census.[4] Panhandle is part of the Amarillo metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panhandle, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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