Wink, Texas
Wink lies in Winkler County on the flat, sandy plains of the Permian Basin in West Texas, about 47 miles west of Odessa. The town grew up as an oil boomtown after crude was discovered in the surrounding Hendrick field in the 1920s, and petroleum has shaped it ever since. It is best remembered as the boyhood hometown of singer Roy Orbison, who spent part of his youth there and formed his first band in the area.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 931
- Change from 2020 base
- +0.9%
- Land area
- 1.2 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Winkler County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Winkler County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Wink
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Wink.
Property Tax
Two Offices Handle Your Property Taxes in Winkler County
In Winkler County, the value side and the collection side of property tax are separate, even though both offices are in Kermit.
Geologic Hazard
Two Large Sinkholes Near Wink Are Still Growing
Two giant sinkholes, Wink Sink 1 and Wink Sink 2, formed near Wink in 1980 and 2002, and researchers say the ground around them is still sinking.
Mineral Rights
Surface and Mineral Rights Are Often Owned Separately Here
In Winkler County's oil country, the person who owns the land surface may not own the oil and gas underneath it, and Texas law gives mineral owners the upper hand.
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