Back سييرا بيانكا (تكساس) Arabic سييرا بيانكا ARZ سیرا بلانکا، تکزاس AZB Sierra Blanca Catalan Сьерра-Бланка (Техас) CE Sierra Blanca (kapital sa kondado) CEB Sierra Blanca (Texas) German Sierra Blanca (Teksaso) Esperanto Sierra Blanca (Texas) Spanish Sierra Blanca (Texas) Basque
Sierra Blanca, Texas | |
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 Sierra Blanca with "SB" on mountain in the background | |
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| Coordinates: 31°11′00″N 105°20′22″W / 31.18333°N 105.33944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hudspeth |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,479 ft (1,365 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 315 |
| • Density | 66.2/sq mi (25.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 79851 |
| Area code | 915 |
| FIPS code | 48-67772[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408735[2] |
Sierra Blanca is an unincorporated area in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It is also the county seat of the county and the namesake of a census-designated place (CDP) in which it is located.[5] The town is part of the Trans-Pecos region of far West Texas, is located northeast of the Mexican border and is within the Mountain Time Zone. As of the 2020 census, its population was 315.[3]
The town accommodates travelers between Van Horn and El Paso along Interstate 10, which is the main route that connects Texas from west to southeast. The town was named for the nearby Sierra Blanca Mountain, which was in turn named for the white poppies that grew there (sierra blanca is Spanish for "white mountain").[6][7] The letters "SB" can be seen on a nearby mountain from Interstate 10.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sierra Blanca, Texas
- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Sierra Blanca CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Sierra Blanca, Texas". TexasEscapes.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Texas Legacy Project: Conservation Archive and Documentary: Transcript: Bill Addington". TexasLegacy.org. March 28, 2001. Retrieved September 21, 2012.