Boys Ranch, Texas

Boys Ranch
Boys Ranch
Location within the state of Texas
Boys Ranch
Boys Ranch (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°32′00″N 102°15′00″W / 35.53333°N 102.25000°W / 35.53333; -102.25000
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyOldham
Area
  Total
1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
  Land1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
3,215 ft (980 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
282
  Density180/sq mi (69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79010
Area code806
FIPS code48-09796
GNIS feature ID2586911

Boys Ranch is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northeastern Oldham County, Texas, United States, on the site of the original county seat, Tascosa. It lies along U.S. Route 385, northeast of the city of Vega, the county seat of Oldham County. Although Boys Ranch is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79010. Boys Ranch is a residential community serving boys and girls ages 5 to 18.