About the area |
Son of Ward and Winkler Counties, this city of more than 6800 inhabitants has an average elevation of more than 2600 feet above sea level. Served by the zip code 79756, this municipality is known as "The Center of the Permian Basin". Once home of Guy Clark, Danny Mason, and Clinton Allmon; this community is attended by the Texas New Mexico Railroad built during the first half of the 20th century. American, German, Irish, and English ancestries are present in this city located less than 40 miles away from Odessa and more than 200 miles away from El Paso. |