Archer City, Texas
Archer City, Texas | |
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Downtown Archer City, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′35″N 98°37′25″W / 33.59306°N 98.62361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Archer |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km2) |
| • Land | 2.19 sq mi (5.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,070 ft (330 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,601 |
| • Density | 720/sq mi (280/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 76351 |
| Area code | 940 |
| FIPS code | 48-03696 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409724 |
| Website | www |
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Archer City is a city in and the county seat of Archer County, Texas, United States. The city lies at the junction of State Highway 79 and State Highway 25. It is located 25 miles (40 km) south of Wichita Falls, and is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. Its population was 1,601 at the 2020 census. Archer City is notable as a filming location for the motion picture The Last Picture Show (1971) and its sequel Texasville (1990), both based upon novels written by Archer City native Larry McMurtry.
The city is named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas.