Ranger, Texas

Ranger, Texas
Downtown Ranger, Texas
Location of Ranger, Texas
Coordinates: 32°28′09″N 98°40′31″W / 32.46917°N 98.67528°W / 32.46917; -98.67528
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyEastland
Area
  Total
7.13 sq mi (18.46 km2)
  Land7.00 sq mi (18.12 km2)
  Water0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation
1,427 ft (435 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,300
  Density320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76470
Area code254
FIPS code48-60632
GNIS feature ID2411519

Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,300 at the 2020 census. Ranger College, a community college, is the second-largest employer in the community.

During the 1920s, Ranger, like nearby Cisco, Eastland, and Desdemona, was a petroleum boomtown.