Toyah, Texas

About Toyah

Toyah is a tiny community in western Texas, home to 59 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Toyah holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.62 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 36 residents per square mile.

📰 Toyah News Today

• Event | The Trillion-Gallon Time Bomb: Inside the Oil Industry’s Wastewater Crisis DeSmog · Apr 27
• Poor water quality continues to afflict West Texas town as officials seek new solutions marfapublicradio.org · Nov 4
• Ghost Town Adventures in the Permian: Toyah, Texas Yourbasin · Oct 10
• How State Regulators Allowed a Fading West Texas Town to Go Over Four Years Without Safe Drinking Water Inside Climate News · Mar 15
• State regulators’ emails reveal serious dangers in battling toxic Texas geyser Houston Chronicle · Nov 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Toyah Unique

• The only place in America named Toyah — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 59 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in western Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Toyah

• Toyah Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Toyah

🏘️ Nearby Communities