Plateau is an unincorporated community in Culberson County, Texas, United States located along the Toyah Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad and Interstate 10, 16 mi (26 km) west of Van Horn.

Plateau
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°06′23″N 104°50′19″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Culberson
Named for	Its location on a plateau[1]
Population  (1990)[1]
• Total	5
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
ZIP code	79855
Area code	432

History

In the 1880s, a section house in Plateau was built for the Texas and Pacific Railroad which once passed through the site.[1] A post office was established in 1907. In 1914, the community had an estimated population of 20 and a general store. The post office closed in 1916 after only 9 years of service, however the population continued to increase, reaching 50 inhabitants in the 1940s. By the 1960s, the population of Plateau dropped to only 4 residents, but then increased to 5 a few years later to where it remained at in the 1990 census.[2] Plateau is now the site of the Plateau Truck Stop, which has a convenience store, truck and automobile gas stations, and a tire store.

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