Plata, Texas

Plata is an unincorporated community in Presidio County, Texas, on Texas Farm Road 169 approximately 25 miles south of the county seat of Marfa. The population at the 2000 census was 37.

Plata, Texas
unincorporated community
Plata, Texas
Location within Texas
Coordinates: 29°52′34″N 104°01′3″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyPresidio
Elevation
3,780 ft (1,152 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79843
Area code432
GNIS feature ID2033940, 1380371

Plata is Spanish for "silver."

Education

Plata is zoned to schools in the Marfa Independent School District.

Climate

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Plata has a desert climate, abbreviated BWh on climate maps.[1]

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