President George W. Bush has a ranch home near Crawford. Crawford is located west of Waco in western McLennan County. Other nearby communities include McGregor, Valley Mills, Gatesville, and Clifton. It is located near the division of two vegetation areas known as the Blackland Prairies and the Cross Timbers and Prairies. It is also on the dividing line between the parts of Texas that are allied by culture to the South (plantations and cotton) or to the West (ranches and cattle). The zip code is 76638 and the telephone exchange for most phones is (254)486-