Crane, Texas

Crane, Texas
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Location of Crane, Texas
Coordinates: 31°23′35″N 102°21′3″W / 31.39306°N 102.35083°W / 31.39306; -102.35083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCrane
Area
  Total
1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
  Land1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,575 ft (785 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
3,478
  Density3,400/sq mi (1,300/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
79731
Area code432
FIPS code48-17516
GNIS feature ID1355307
Websitecityofcranetexas.com

Crane is a city in and the county seat of Crane County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,478 as of 2020. An oil boomtown since the 1920s, Crane is still in the center of a prominent oil-producing region. It is the only significant town in sparsely populated Crane County, and contains the only post office in the county.