Leakey Texas Map

About Leakey, Texas

Leakey is a locality in Real County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 721. The population density is 413.7 people per km². Leakey is located at 29.7288°N, 99.7614°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78873.

Leakey emerges from the rugged limestone terrain of the Texas Hill Country, where the earth is defined by deep, shadowed limestone bluffs and the pervasive scent of cedar and wild sage. It lies 35.9 miles north of Uvalde, TX (from Uvalde, TX: bearing 2°T), and is situated 43.2 miles west-southwest of Kerrville. The landscape occupies the expansive geological fold of Tucker Hollow, a basin where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy outlines of the Edwards Plateau. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, bleaching the gravel roads to a bone-white hue and casting long, sharp silhouettes against the scrub brush as the heat of the afternoon yields to the cooling influence of the Frio River. This waterway carves a serpentine path through the bedrock just a mile away, its presence marked by the rustle of cypress trees and the sudden, vivid emerald of the vegetation that clings to its banks. Leakey endures as a quiet repository of regional heritage, its identity forged by the early settlers who sought sustenance in the high-reaching canopy of the surrounding woodlands. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between the seasonal influx of visitors drawn to the nearby Garner State Park and the persistent, quiet labor of ranching that has defined the character of these plains for generations. Life moves in accordance with the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of industrial centers, leaving the residents to find their rhythm in the quietude of the backcountry. Even the water of Pfletcher Lake, situated a short distance away, mirrors the stillness of a life lived close to the land, where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring, calloused hands of those who continue to work the soil.

About This Leakey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leakey, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.728835, -99.761448. 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 Leakey and Real County.

Detailed location data for Leakey includes the ZIP code (78873), telephone area code (512, 830), county seat of Real County (Leakey), and school district assignment (Leakey 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 Leakey is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.