Welcome to Ralls ...

The city of Ralls is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Ralls is located in Crosby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ralls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ralls has a population of 1,790 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Ralls is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ralls is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Ralls lies within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Ralls: 79357<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ralls had an population of 1,790 people. This is a decrease of 7.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ralls had a population of 1,944 people (or 32.08% of the total population of Crosby County). This makes Ralls the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,944 people, the population of Ralls decreased 13.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,252 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ralls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ralls: This one is located in Crosby County and the other is located in Randall County.

Beyond Texas, there are 3 communities that are also named Ralls - they are located in Georgia and Missouri.

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

Communities near Ralls ...

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

• Idalou
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalou
  • Idalou is located in Lubbock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalou <5>
• Crosbyton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
  • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <5>
• Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Lorenzo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <5>
• Savage ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Crosby County
• Cone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
  • Cone is located in Crosby County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cone <5>
• Farmer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Farmer is located in Crosby County
• Owens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
  • Owens is located in Crosby County
• Estacado ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Estacado is located in Crosby County
• Cap Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
  • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County

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 Ralls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ralls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ralls. 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 Ralls.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ralls ...

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

Adding Ralls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ralls post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ralls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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