Newton Texas Map

About Newton, Texas

Newton is a locality in Newton County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,534. The population density is 157.8 people per km². Newton is located at 30.8485°N, 93.7574°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75966.

Newton rises from the dense, pine-shadowed floor of the East Texas timberlands, where the earth is stained a deep, iron-rich ochre. It lies 48.1 miles north-northeast of Lumberton, TX (from Lumberton, TX: bearing 33°T), and is situated 15.0 miles east-southeast of Jasper. Caney Creek carves a winding, slow-moving path through the thickets nearby, its waters often stained dark by the tannins of fallen leaves and the heavy clay it traverses. The landscape here does not reach for the sky, but instead holds a quiet, humid density, with the distant silhouette of the Runyon Hills barely hinting at a change in elevation far to the west. Within the town limits, Hughes Park provides a green, quiet respite where the sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the persistent, steady growth of the forest that surrounds every boundary. Newton maintains a pace dictated by the long cycles of the timber industry and the patient, deliberate labor of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate canopy, the proximity of Temple Eastex Lake and the subtle depression of Lewis Gully speak to a terrain shaped by the slow movement of water across a flat, stubborn geography. The local economy remains tethered to the harvest of the woods and the quiet hum of commerce that serves the surrounding agricultural patches. In the evenings, when the heavy air finally begins to cool, the stillness reveals a character forged by generations of resilience, where the people of Newton move with the same unhurried, grounded gravity as the creek that flows quietly through the heart of their home.

About This Newton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newton, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.848534, -93.757401. 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 Newton and Newton County.

Detailed location data for Newton includes the ZIP code (75966), telephone area code (903), county seat of Newton County (Newton), and school district assignment (Newton 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 Newton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.