Plata, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
29°52′34″N 104°01′3″W / 29.87611°N 104.01750°W / 29.87611; -104.01750CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyPresidioElevation3,790 ft (1,160 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
79843
Area code432GNIS feature ID1380371[1]

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

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plata, Texas
  2. ^ Climate Summary for Plata, Texas

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