ZIP Code 79789
About Wink
Wink is a city in Winkler County, Texas, United States. Its population was 915 at the 2020 census. Wink was a temporary childhood home to singer and songwriter Roy Orbison, although he was born in Vernon, Texas. Orbison later described the major components of life in Wink as "football, oil fields, oil, grease, and sand", and in later years expressed relief that he was able to leave the desolate town.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
1,380
population
$127,898
median household income
41
people / sq mi
$141,400
median home value
$696
median gross rent
29.7
median age
565
housing units
501
households
34.0
land area (sq mi)
Points of interest
- grocery