Dumont Texas Map

About Dumont, Texas

Dumont is a locality in King County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Dumont is located at 33.8098°N, 100.5162°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79232.

Dumont rests on a broad, sun-baked plain, the land stretching out in a mosaic of cultivated fields and hardy scrub. It lies 73.0 miles east-southeast of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 110°T), and is situated 46.2 miles south-southwest of Childress. The North Wichita River, a ribbon of slow-moving water, carves a gentle course through the landscape, its banks lined with cottonwoods and willows that offer a welcome, if sparse, shade. To the west, the land begins to swell into low, rounded hills, a subtle undulation that breaks the otherwise flat expanse, and in the distance, Fourmile Hill rises as a solitary, muted sentinel on the horizon. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of dust and sun-baked earth, a constant reminder of the vast, open sky that dominates the horizon, its light often a pale, unwavering blue during the day, softening to a bruised purple and fiery orange at dusk. The nearest named body of water, Dewees Tank, lies a short distance to the north, a small, vital reservoir reflecting the immense Texas sky. The pulse of Dumont has long been tied to the rhythm of the land and the resources it yields. Historically, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with the fertile soil along the North Wichita River supporting crops that have sustained generations. More recently, the discovery and extraction of oil and gas have brought a new layer of activity, a hum of machinery and a steady stream of travelers passing through, their purpose often as transient as the dust devils that dance across the highways. Shinnery Draw, a few miles to the south, hints at the wilder, untamed nature of the region that predates human settlement, a reminder of the enduring, elemental forces at play. Yet, despite the shifts in industry, a quiet resilience defines Dumont, an understated pride in its connection to this particular stretch of Texas earth, where the stories of the past are whispered in the creak of windmills and the rustle of wind through dry grasses.

About This Dumont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dumont, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.809803, -100.516231. 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 Dumont and King County.

Detailed location data for Dumont includes the ZIP code (79248), telephone area code (806), county seat of King County (Guthrie), and school district assignment. 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 Dumont is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.