Van Horn, TX Road Trips
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Longest Drive
515 mi
Dallas, TX
Quickest Drive
8h 7m
Fort Worth, TX
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Van Horn, TX by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
1,965
Median Income
$42,672
Median Home Value
$86,600
Median Age
48.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Van Horn, TX
Van Horn is in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. It is the county seat of Culbertson County. It had a population of 1,941 at the 2020 census. The town serves as a market town for the ranches of Culberson County, and a stopover for travelers on Interstate 10.
1 Clark Hotel Museum, 112 West Broadway Street, ☏ +1 432-283-8028. Th F 2-6PM. Van Horn's oldest building. Features an antique bar and displays on farming, ranching, mining and cooking. (updated Apr 2026)
1 El Capitan Restaurant, 100 E. Broadway (in the El Capitan Hotel). Daily 5-10PM. $20-30. (updated Apr 2026) 2 Van Horn Cattle Co (V H Cattle Co), 1703 W Broadway, ☏ +1 432-283-9927. Daily 5-10PM. Southwestern steakhouse. (updated Apr 2026)
1 Hotel El Capitan, 100 E. Broadway, toll-free: +1-877-283-1220, fax: +1 432-283-1250, [email protected]. Check-in: 3-PM, check-out: noon. $147/night. (updated Apr 2026) 2 Hampton Inn Van Horn, 1921 SW Frontage Rd, ☏ +1 432-283-0088, fax: +1-855-271-3622. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. $109/night. 3 Holiday Inn Express, 1805 SE Frontage Rd, ☏ +1 432-283-0009. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. $115/night. (updated Apr 2026) 4 Motel 6, 1805 W Broadway (off of Exit 138 of I-10), ☏ +1 432-283-2992. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. $50/night. (updated Apr 2026) 5 Econo Lodge Van Horn, 1601 W Broadway St, ☏ +1 432-218-3474. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM. $92. (updated Apr 2026)
Van Horn is accessed between Exits 138 and 140A/B Broadway The old US Hwy 80 serves as a business route through Van Horn as Broadway between Exits 140B & 138 of I-10. Broadway (Old US Hwy 80) continues east past Exit 140B, alongside I-10, to Moon Rd at Exit 159. Historically US Hwy 80 passed through town between El Paso and Dallas. Van Horn Dr goes south from Exit 140A of I-10 towards Marfa (73.5 mi (118.3 km)) and Alpine (100 mi (160 km)). It begins/ends three blocks north of I-10 (Exit 140A) at its intersection with Broadway (BL-10/old US Hwy 80). La Caverna St goes (64 mi (103 km) north from its intersection with Broadway, north of town, to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. TX-54 ends at its junction with 55 mi (89 km) north. Culberson County Airport (VHN IATA). is a general aviation airport 3.5 mi (5.6 km) NE of town via FM-2185 and Airport Rd. The nearest airport for commercial flights is in El Paso (ELP IATA) which is 116 mi (187 km) west/northwest via I-10.
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