Welcome to Blanket ...

The town of Blanket is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Blanket is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanket, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blanket has a population of 367 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Blanket is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Blanket: (325)

The ZIP code for Blanket: 76432<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blanket had an population of 367 people. This is a decrease of 5.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blanket had a population of 390 people. This makes Blanket the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 390 people, the population of Blanket decreased 2.99% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 402 people).

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

Communities near Blanket ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blanket.

• Brownwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <6>
• Comanche
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <6>
• Early
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <6>
• Mullin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullin
  • Mullin is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullin <6>
• Sidney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
• Zephyr
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
  • Zephyr is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr <6>
• Lake Brownwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
• May
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <6>
• Sipe Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
• Priddy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priddy
  • Priddy is located in Mills County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priddy <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 Blanket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanket.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanket. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanket.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanket ...

Looking for more information about Blanket? 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 Blanket, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blanket.

Adding Blanket to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blanket 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 Blanket was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Blanket in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Blanket post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanket.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanket. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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