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Iraan, Texas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Iraan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79744. The Survey maps it on the Iraan quadrangle. 1,055 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,221 feet above sea level.

Iraan within Pecos County

Population over time

2 figures

Iraan fell from 1,229 to 1,055 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,229
20201,055-174 (-14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Iraan between 2008 and 2020, burning about 11,377 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Smoking2
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJENNIGAN
31 August 2020Natural11,348 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSMITH CANYON
9 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHERSHEY FIRE
29 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceYATES TRACK 75 COMPRESSORS
8 February 2008Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
23 February 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 February 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 February 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Pecos County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Iraan: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Yates Gas PlantsulfurSulfurProducer

Every working recorded in Pecos County

Storms near this place

50 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Iraan in 50 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 35 hail, 11 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1994HailIraan$5,000,000A severe thunderstorm dumped golf ball-size hail across the northern part of Iraan, causing an estimated $750,000 damage. Marathon Oil Company reported significant damage to about 100 of ,their vehicles. At least 70 other private vehicles were also damaged. Over 50 homes suffered significant roof damage and/or shattered skylights.
April 2008HailIraan$10,000Golfball sized hail fell in Iraan.
May 2015Flash FloodIraan$2,000Heavy rain moved across Pecos County and produced flash flooding in Iraan. The sheriff's department reported 1 to 1.5 feet of water that was flowing over the streets in Iraan. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindIraan$1,500A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced wind damage in Iraan. A tin roof was blown off of a building. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 2015Flash FloodIraan$500Heavy rain fell across Pecos County and produced flash flooding west of Iraan. The sheriff reported water flowing over US 190 two miles west of Iraan. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
April 2025HailIraan-Picture of approximately golf ball-sized hail in Iraan. Time is estimated from radar.
April 2019HailIraan-Time was estimated from the radar, and the report was relayed by local media via Twitter.
April 2019HailIraan-Time was estimated from the radar, and the report was relayed by local media via Twitter.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindIraan-A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced a 60 mph wind gust in Iraan. No damage was reported.
May 2012Flash FloodIraan-A thunderstorm with heavy rain moved over Pecos County and produced flash flooding in Iraan. One and a half feet of running water was reported at Tenth and Eleventh Streets in Iraan. No reports of damage were received, so the damage cost will be estimated at zero.
April 2009HailIraan-The duration of the hail was estimated for this event.
April 2009HailIraan-The duration of the hail was estimated for this event.
September 2008Flash FloodIraan-At 1323 CST, local law enforcement reported that multiple roads in Iraan were closed due to high water flowing across them.
March 2007HailIraan-Pea to golfball size hail fell in a swath along Texas Highway 349 between Iraan and Sheffield.
March 2006HailIraan-Golfball size hail fell along Texas Highway 349 south-southeast of Iraan.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindIraan-A convenience store employee reported golfball size hail and 60 mph winds. No damage was reported.
October 2006HailIraan-A convenience store employee reported golfball size hail and 60 mph winds in Iraan. No damage was reported.
May 2005Flash FloodIraan-Local officials reported that heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in Iraan. Numerous city streets were reported to be inundated with flowing flood waters. No damage was reported.
August 2005Flash FloodIraan-The public reported that roads were flooded with four to six inches in low places and one to three inches across all roads.
June 2004Flash FloodIraan-Flash flooding caused high water to inundate many city streets in Iraan with up to three feet of water. Flooding was also reported along U.S. Highway 190 west of Iraan.
September 2003Flash FloodIraan-Law enforcement officials reported up to eight inches of high water flowing over Highway 349 as a result of flash flooding.
April 2002HailIraan-Reported on U.S. Highway 190.
October 1998Flash FloodIraan-Most roads in town were flooded including SH 349 four miles south of town.
June 1998HailIraan-A line of storms developed that stretch from near Sweetwater to Marathon. The most intense cell in the line marched over Iraan.
May 1994Tornado (F0)Iraan-An eastward moving supercell thunderstorm produced grapefruit-size hail that was reported by a SKYWARN spotter. The public later reported a brief tornado on Highway 349.
May 2019HailIraan-no account filed
May 2019HailIraan-no account filed
May 2019HailIraan-no account filed
May 2019HailIraan-no account filed
June 2018HailIraan-no account filed
June 2018HailIraan-no account filed
June 2018HailIraan-no account filed
May 2016HailIraan-no account filed
May 2016HailIraan-no account filed
May 2016HailIraan-no account filed
May 2015HailIraan-no account filed
May 2015HailIraan-no account filed
May 2015HailIraan-no account filed
May 2015HailIraan-no account filed
May 2014HailIraan-no account filed
May 2014HailIraan-no account filed
June 2011HailIraan-no account filed
May 2011HailIraan-no account filed
May 2011HailIraan-no account filed
April 2011HailIraan-no account filed
April 2006HailIraan-no account filed
April 2002HailIraan-no account filed
April 2001HailIraan-no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodIraan-no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodIraan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pecos County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Sheffield15.9 miles7
Bakersfield21.3 miles9
Adobe Crossing23.7 miles9
Girvin28.0 miles9
Horsehead Crossing38.2 miles9
Baldridge39.1 miles8
Buena Vista44.4 miles8
Abell City46.5 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on IraanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q973584The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1360022. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.