Flat Texas Map

About Flat, Texas

Flat is a locality in Coryell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 354. The population density is 192.6 people per km². Flat is located at 31.3088°N, 97.6300°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76528.

Flat, Texas, lies in a landscape of gentle undulations, where the earth breathes in wide, open spaces under a sky that can shift from an almost impossibly pale blue to a bruised, dramatic gray in a matter of hours. It lies 11.0 miles southeast of Gatesville, TX (from Gatesville, TX: bearing 142°T), and is situated 14.4 miles north-northeast of Killeen. The soil, a rich, ochre-tinted clay, crumbles easily in the hand, testament to the arid beauty of this inland expanse, some 182 miles from the distant whisper of the coast. King Mountain, a solitary sentinel, punctuates the horizon to the west, while the persistent murmur of Preachers Creek, a mile distant, offers a constant, low song to the surrounding terrain. To the north, the placid waters of Flint Trib Lake offer a shimmering contrast to the dry, scrubby vegetation that blankets the land, a hardy collection of mesquite, live oak, and tough grasses that cling tenaciously to existence. The history of Flat is written not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the subtle shifts in its economy. Once, perhaps, a waypoint for travelers heading west, Flat now finds its pulse in the agricultural rhythms of the region, the cultivation of cotton and the raising of cattle forming the bedrock of its sustenance. The Belton Recreation Area, a scant six miles away, draws visitors seeking respite in nature, a reminder of the larger natural world that cradles this small settlement. The nearby Egypt Hollow offers a glimpse into the sculpted contours of the land, a place where shadows lengthen and deepen as the day wanes. Life in Flat moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, a characteristic often found in places where the land itself dictates the rhythm of existence, and where the echoes of generations past are carried on the dry, Texas wind.

About This Flat Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flat, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.308781, -97.630018. 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 Flat and Coryell County.

Detailed location data for Flat includes the ZIP code (76528), telephone area code (254), county seat of Coryell County (Gatesville), and school district assignment (Gatesville 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 Flat is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.