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Jack Collins did not call the town "Sunray" when he laid it out in 1930. The first lots were sold at $10 each under the name "Altman", but it was discovered that a town in Rusk County had already appropriated that name, hence, the name "Sunray" was used. A post office was applied for on May 5, 1930, using the name "Altman", but because of the duplication, "Sunray" was not approved until 1935. The change to the name "Sunray" came because Sunray Oil Company (later Sunoco) set up a gas oil refinery near the town on of land originally donated by Mr. Collins to Dana Oil & Gas Royalty Company. Sunray Oil Company bought the holdings of Dana in the early Jones Field in northeastern Moore County, which was near the new town. The townsite location was determined by a new Rock Island Railroad route running from Dalhart to Morse along the northern edge of Mr. Collins's townsite survey. At the time, the town was 3 mile (5 km) from the Jones Well and 6 mile (10 km) from the Morton oil well—both early oil gas discoveries in Moore County. On Sunday, July 29, 1956, the nearby industrial plant was the site of a major accident. The McKee refinery fire killed 19 firefighters when a storage tank suffered a vapor explosion.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4 km2), all land.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sunray has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.

+Sunray racial composition (NH = Non Hispanic)RaceNumberPercentageWhite (NH)83248.74%Black or African American (NH)50.29%Native American or Alaska Native (NH)100.59%Asian (NH)30.18%Mixed/Multi Racial (NH)432.52%Hispanic or Latino81447.69%Total1,707
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,707 people, 781 households, and 577 families residing in the city.

The City of Sunray is served by the Sunray Independent School District and home to the Sunray High School Bobcats.