Lelia LakeTX
Settled in 1906, this town now has 30 residents.
Is Lelia Lake a good place to live?
Lelia Lake’s age of the median resident is 14.5 years, below both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Lelia Lake. Lelia Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
30 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lelia Lake: who provides what
Lelia Lake is unincorporated, so Donley County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
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Natural hazards: very high risk in Lelia Lake, mostly drought
64% of Lelia Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by hail at 11%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Lelia Lake
In Lelia Lake, the peak summer temperature is 95°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lelia Lake is
Against the Texas average, Lelia Lake comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 9. In Lelia Lake, 77% of adults had a checkup this year. 15% of adults locally have diabetes; 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Lelia Lake | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lelia Lake | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.2% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.3% of Lelia Lake is conserved land
There are 0.1 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. 5 acres of Lelia Lake lie in its park or preserve.
| Lelia Lake | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Taylor Unit | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lelia Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lelia Lake
About 0 of every 100 Lelia Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Lelia Lake
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Lelia Lake is an unincorporated community in central Donley County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lelia Lake had a population of 51. It lies along U.S. Route 287, southeast of the city of Clarendon, the county seat of Donley County. Although Lelia Lake is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79240. Founded along the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway in the late 1880s, the community was named for the founder's sister. When a post office was opened in the community in late 1906, the potential of confusion with the community of Lela in Wheeler County to the northeast led the post office to attach "Lake" to the community's name. A school was established in.…
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,585 ft
- ZIP code
- 79240
Questions about Lelia Lake
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Is Lelia Lake, TX a good place to live?
Lelia Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.