| Midkiff | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Midland County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2736 |
| Coordinates: | 31.6328°N -101.8397°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 79755 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1341544 |
Midkiff is a T-shaped unincorporated desert village in northeastern Midland County, Texas, United States. It lies along RM 2401 and FM 3095, north of the city of Rankin, the county seat of Upton County.[1] Its elevation is 2,736 feet (834 m). It has a post office, serving the ZIP code of 79755;[2] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79755 had a population of 245 at the 2000 census.[3]
Founded in an oil boom in the early 1950s, Midkiff was named for a former community in nearby Midland County. Its original proposed name was "Hadacol Corner", but the U.S. Postal Service objected, presumably because it disapproved of locating in a town named after a registered corporate brand name, and the founders agreed to make a change in order to have a post office.[4] [5] Its post office was established in September 1952.[6]
According to the Köppen climate classification, Midkiff has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.[7]