Holliday Texas Map

About Holliday, Texas

Holliday is a locality in Archer County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,661. The population density is 258.0 people per km². Holliday is located at 33.8162°N, 98.6951°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76366.

Holliday lies sprawled across a landscape that seems to breathe the dry, clean air of West Texas, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious emptiness. It lies 13.4 miles west-southwest of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 240°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Iowa Park. The land here is a study in subtle undulations, a gently rolling prairie broken by the occasional tenacious mesquite tree, its thorny branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often burns a fierce, unwavering blue. Dust, the color of old parchment, coats everything, a fine powder that softens the edges of the world and settles in the creases of the weathered clapboard buildings. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a molten gold across the wide-open spaces, casting long, distorted shadows that seem to possess a life of their own, and the silence, when it descends, is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through sparse, sun-bleached grass. The story of Holliday is written in the grit and determination of its people, a history shaped by the relentless pursuit of opportunity in a land that demands resilience. Originally a stop along a vital cattle trail, Holliday’s economy has long been tied to the land, first with ranching and later, with the discovery of oil, a boom-and-bust cycle that left its indelible mark. Though the oil rigs may not dominate the skyline as they once did, the echoes of that era still resonate in the town's sturdy, no-nonsense architecture and the pragmatic outlook of its inhabitants. Local businesses, many of them family-owned, cater to the needs of a community that values self-sufficiency and neighborly connection, a quiet solidarity forged in shared experience and a deep, abiding respect for the enduring spirit of West Texas.

About This Holliday Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Holliday, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.81621, -98.69506. 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 Holliday and Archer County.

Detailed location data for Holliday includes the ZIP code (76366), telephone area code (817), county seat of Archer County (Archer City), and school district assignment (Holliday 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 Holliday is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.