Former Blocker Store, O'Donnell, Texas IMG 1497, 2010
O'Donnell’s story
116 years in pictures
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2010.
- 1910O'Donnell is settled
O'DonnellTX
A town of 741, settled in 1910.
Photo: Leaflet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
741
2025 Census estimate · +5.3% since 2020
Median home value
$68K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
46.8
years
Jobs based here
57
A commuter town
Is O'Donnell a good place to live?
O'Donnell’s typical journey to work is 17 minutes, below both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). O'Donnell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
741 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to O'Donnell: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in O'Donnell, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Odonnell water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have O'Donnell’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLynn County Early Voting ClerkLynn County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2021
ZIP code7935179351 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in O'Donnell.
Schools
The schools O'Donnell’s kids attend
O'Donnell ISD runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 253 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 253 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Work & commute
Most of O'Donnell’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Lubbock (25%), Lamesa (11%) and Tahoka (7%). For most workers, O'Donnell is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in O'Donnell dropped by 26, to 57. The income of the median household for O'Donnell comes to $59,000, near the Texas town median ($69,000) and below the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
5%work in town
| O'Donnell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In O'Donnell5%
Lubbock25%
Lamesa11%
Tahoka7%
Amarillo3%
40 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in O'Donnell
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in O'Donnell: hail
One declared disaster, in 2021, has brought federal aid to O'Donnell households. O'Donnell’s FEMA risk score is 25 of 100. Expected losses in O'Donnell break down as 39% from hail and 33% from drought.
25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailDroughtStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in O'Donnell brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 29° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
5″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–58°
Spring48–77°
Summer67–93°
Fall49–75°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy O'Donnell is
Just over a third of adults in O'Donnell get no exercise outside work; 28% say their health is fair or poor. On the CDC’s 31 measures, O'Donnell is ahead of Texas on 1 and behind on 14. Also worth knowing: the share of adults in O'Donnell who have diabetes: 17%.
| O'Donnell | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better16 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | O'Donnell | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.5% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 28% | 19.1% |
Lynn County Hospital District
13.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of O'Donnell is conserved land
Walkers can cover 0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in O'Donnell: 2, covering 5 acres.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 550 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. O'Donnell City Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Heritage Plaza | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about O'Donnell
17pages on O'Donnell
The big questions
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of O'Donnell; the nearest are
Lubbock Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lubbock42.6 mi$28,540 tuitionTexas Tech UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Lubbock42.8 mi$11,852 in-state tuitionSouth Plains CollegeCommunity college · Public · Levelland52.3 mi$2,731 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 O'Donnell residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave O'Donnell for work
Where O'Donnell’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
57jobs based in O'Donnell
5%of working residents work in town
40 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About O'Donnell
City in Lynn and Dawson counties in Texas, United States
O'Donnell is a West Texas city that lies primarily in Lynn County, with a small portion extending south into Dawson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 704 at the 2020 census. The Lynn county portion of O'Donnell is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1910
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,045 ft
- ZIP code
- 79351
- Area code
- 806
Questions about O'Donnell
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is O'Donnell, TX a good place to live?
O'Donnell has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.