Welcome to Bovina ...

The city of Bovina is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Bovina is located in Parmer County<1>.

The location of Bovina has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bovina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bovina has a population of 1,757 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bovina is 4,060 feet [1,237 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Bovina is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Bovina, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Bovina lies within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Bovina: 79009<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bovina had an population of 1,757 people. This is a decrease of 5.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bovina had a population of 1,868 people (which is 18.19% of the total population of Parmer County). This makes Bovina the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,868 people, the population of Bovina has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,874 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bovina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bovina - they are located in Colorado, Mississippi and New York.

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

Communities near Bovina ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Bovina.

• Clovis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <6>
• Friona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Friona is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <6>
• Farwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <6>
• Texico
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <6>
• Lazbuddie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <6>
• Muleshoe
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Muleshoe is located in Bailey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <6>
• Bellview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Bellview is located in Curry County (NM)
• Summerfield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Castro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <6>
• Broadview
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Broadview is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <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 Bovina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bovina.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bovina ...

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

Adding Bovina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bovina 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 Bovina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bovina post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bovina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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