Hart Texas Map

About Hart, Texas

Hart is a locality in Castro County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 919. The population density is 454.5 people per km². Hart is located at 34.3851°N, 102.1157°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79043.

Hart sits at the edge of a broad, flat expanse, where the cultivated fields of South Texas begin to yield to a sparser, more sun-baked terrain. It lies 27.1 miles west-northwest of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 301°T), and is situated 16.0 miles southeast of Dimmitt. The sky here seems to stretch endlessly, a vast canvas of pale blue that deepens to a bruised indigo as evening approaches, often painted with streaks of rose and gold that linger long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, mineral scent, a faint whisper of dust and sun-warmed earth that clings to everything. Low, scrubby mesquite trees dot the landscape, their thorny branches reaching out like skeletal fingers against the wide sky, while occasional clusters of hardy native grasses offer a muted green against the predominantly ochre soil. The history of Hart is a story etched in the resilience of those who settled this land, drawn by the promise of agriculture and later, the hum of the oil fields. For generations, farming has been the quiet engine of Hart, with cotton and sorghum yielding to the whims of the sun and rain, their white bolls and golden stalks a familiar sight during harvest seasons. The town itself feels like a place that has found its footing, its main street lined with buildings that speak of a sturdy, no-nonsense past, their facades weathered by decades of wind and sun. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a rhythm established by the cycles of planting and harvest, punctuated by the occasional tremor of an oil pump in the distance, a reminder of the other, more volatile, source of prosperity that has shaped this corner of Texas.

About This Hart Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hart, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.385073, -102.115741. 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 Hart and Castro County.

Detailed location data for Hart includes the ZIP code (79043), telephone area code (806), county seat of Castro County (Dimmitt), and school district assignment (Hart 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 Hart is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.