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. Its elevation is 2,736 feet. It has a post office, serving the ZIP code of 79755; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79755 had a population of 245 at the 2000 census. Founded in an oil boom in the early 1950s, Midkiff was named for a former community in nearby Midland County.