Dilley Texas Map

About Dilley, Texas

Dilley is a locality in Frio County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,769. The population density is 548.7 people per km². Dilley is located at 28.6675°N, 99.1706°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78017.

Dilley emerges from the flat, scrub-brushed expanse of the South Texas brush country, where the horizon stretches thin and taut under a sky that shifts from pale turquoise to a bruised, dusty violet. It lies 46.7 miles west-southwest of Pleasanton, TX (from Pleasanton, TX: bearing 244°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-southwest of Pearsall. Dry heat radiates from the caliche soil, baking the earth until it cracks into a mosaic of sun-bleached clay. Near the local Park, the vegetation thins into a sparse collection of mesquite and prickly pear, their twisted forms casting long, skeletal shadows as the sun retreats. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Edwards Plateau lingers like a faint memory of higher ground, while the immediate landscape remains a low-lying basin, punctuated by the occasional depression like Panther Hollow, where the air holds a heavier, cooler weight after the sun dips below the scrub. Dilley carries the quiet, persistent gravity of a place built on the cycles of the oil patch and the seasonal pulse of agriculture. Water is a precious, hidden currency here, traced by the intermittent, muddy path of Martin Branch, which carves a modest line through the arid terrain before vanishing into the thirsty silt. Beyond the reach of the local irrigation, the land turns toward the stillness of Bar-One Tank, a basin that mirrors the vast, cloudless dome above. The economy moves to the rhythmic pump of oil jacks and the steady arrival of trucks, a mechanical heartbeat that echoes across the plains. In the evenings, when the wind settles, the scent of parched earth and distant sage fills the streets, grounding the residents in a landscape that demands endurance and rewards the patient observer with the stark, unfiltered clarity of the high-plains light.

About This Dilley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dilley, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.66748, -99.170589. 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 Dilley and Frio County.

Detailed location data for Dilley includes the ZIP code (78017), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of Frio County (Pearsall), and school district assignment (Dilley 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 Dilley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.