Sierra Blanca

Also known as Sierra Blanca, Texas, Sierra Blanca, TX

census-designated place in and county seat of Hudspeth County, Texas, United States

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Country: United States
State: Texas
County: Hudspeth
Total: 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km )
Land: 4.7 sq mi (12.3 km )
Water: 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km )
Elevation: 4,479 ft (1,365 m)
Density: 66.2/sq mi (25.6/km )
Time zone: UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC-6 (MDT)
Fips code: 48-67772

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Sierra Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the county seat of, Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. 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.

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"). The letters "SB" can be seen on a nearby mountain from Interstate 10.