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Texarkana
Bowie County, Texas

ZipCodes
75501, 75503, 75504, 75505, 75507, 75599

Motto
Twice As Nice



Page Contents for Texarkana, Texas

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany



Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Texarkana is approximately 34,782 (2000), 36411 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 14,313 (1990), 14422 (2010).
The amount of land area in Texarkana is 54.525 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.161 sq kilometers.
The distance from Texarkana to Washington DC is 1063 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 308 miles. (as the crow flies)
Texarkana is positioned 33.44 degrees north of the equator and 94.07 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Texarkana average annual rainfall is 48.39 inches per year
Texarkana average temperature is 64.8 degrees F.

Location

on the border of Texas and Arkansas,is composed of two cities with the same name.They are connected by the state line, which runs throughthe center of downtown Texarkana.
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History & History Related Items

Here is a history page for Texarkana.

How was Texarkana named?
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Attractions

Things to do in the area.

State Line Post Office and Federal Building
500 State Line Avenue
This post office is unique because it is located in two different states! Half of the building is in Texas and the other half is in Arkansas. It has two zip codes 71854 for Texarkana, Arkansas and 75501 for Texarkana, Texas. It was built in 1932-33 and is made from pink granite from Texas and limestone from Arkansas
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Texarkana City Government

City of Texarkana
website for both cities in Texas and Arkansas
Texas City Hall
220 Texas Blvd.
Texarkana, TX 75501
Phone: (903) 798-3900

Texarkana Chamber

Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
819 State Line Ave.
P.O. Box 1468
Texarkana, TX 75504
Phone: 903-792-7191
Fax: 903-793-4304

Texarkana Organizations

Texarkana Chamber of Commerce
819 State Line Ave.
P.O. Box 1468
Texarkana, TX 75504
Phone: 903-792-7191
Fax: 903-793-4304

Texarkana Libraries

Texarkana Public Library
600 West 3rd Street
Texarkana, AR,TX 75501
Phone: (903) 794-2149
Fax: (903) 794-2139

Texarkana Schools

Here is an Education page for Texarkana. Texarkana

Miscellany

The population of Texarkana, Texas was:
1980 - 31,271
1990 - 31,656
2000 - 34,782

A nickname for Texarkana has been "Sasser Hill."


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