Welcome to Andrews ...

The city of Andrews is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Andrews is located in Andrews County<1> and is the County Seat for Andrews County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Andrews, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Andrews has a population of 14,201 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Andrews is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Andrews is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Andrews lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Andrews (for example, toward Eunice (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Andrews: (432)

The ZIP code for Andrews: 79714<4>

Websites for Andrews ...

Official Website: www.cityofandrews.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Andrews had an population of 14,201 people. This is an increase of 28.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 47.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Andrews had a population of 11,088 people (which is 74.99% of the total population of Andrews County). This makes Andrews the county's most populous community.

The population of Andrews represents 0.04% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 202nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,088 people, the population of Andrews increased 14.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,652 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Andrews.

Communities Also Named Andrews ...

While we believe that this Andrews is located in Andrews County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Andrews. Those communities are located in the following counties: Caldwell and Wood County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Andrews - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Andrews.

Communities near Andrews ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Andrews.

• Shafter Lake ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Lake
  • Shafter Lake is located in Andrews County
• Florey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey
  • Florey is located in Andrews County
• Frankel City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankel City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankel City
  • Frankel City is located in Andrews County
• Scharbauer City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scharbauer City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
• Gardendale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <6>
• Goldsmith
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
  • Goldsmith is located in Ector County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsmith <6>
• Seminole
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <6>
• Notrees
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
  • Notrees is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Andrews. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Andrews.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Andrews. See our Newspapers Page for Andrews.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andrews ...

Looking for more information about Andrews? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Andrews, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Andrews.

Adding Andrews to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andrews in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Andrews was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Andrews in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Andrews post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andrews.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Andrews: www.cityofandrews.org/

The official website for Andrews County: www.co.andrews.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/