Clay Texas Map

About Clay, Texas

Clay is a locality in Burleson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 1.9 people per km². Clay is located at 30.3894°N, 96.3436°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77879.

Clay occupies a quiet expanse of the Brazos Valley, where the land stretches out in a mosaic of fertile soil and wide, open prairie. It lies 15.7 miles north-northeast of Brenham, TX (from Brenham, TX: bearing 12°T), and is situated 16.5 miles south of College Station. Yegua Creek carves a shallow, meandering path just a mile from the center, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of oaks that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed the sky. Three miles away, the surface of Hutchings Lake mirrors the expansive Texas light, shifting from pale silver at dawn to a deep, burnished bronze as evening approaches. The horizon is broad and unencumbered, though the distant elevation of Green Mountain serves as a faint, steady anchor against the immense blue of the sky. Clay traces its origins to the slow, deliberate growth of agricultural settlement, where the rhythm of the seasons has long dictated the pace of daily affairs. The local economy remains tethered to the land, defined by the steady labor of farming and ranching that has sustained families for generations. While the Texas A&M University Aquaculture Research Teaching Facility operates nine miles away as a quiet center of scientific study, the surrounding fields retain a rugged, pastoral character. Residents look toward the distant rush of Hidalgo Falls, ten miles to the north, as a reminder of the region’s hidden geological depth. Life in Clay persists with a calm, understated intensity, defined by the smell of dry grass and the persistent, industrious hum of rural industry that persists beneath the stillness of the afternoon.

About This Clay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clay, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.389374, -96.343574. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Clay and Burleson County.

Detailed location data for Clay includes the ZIP code (77879), telephone area code (409), county seat of Burleson County (Caldwell), and school district assignment (Snook Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Clay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.