Pelican Bay Texas Map

About Pelican Bay, Texas

Pelican Bay is a locality in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,399. The population density is 1308.8 people per km². Pelican Bay is located at 32.9210°N, 97.5184°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76020.

Pelican Bay unfolds as a quiet stretch of Texas coastline, where the Gulf of Mexico breathes a salty, humid air across low-lying terrain. It lies 2.4 miles northeast of Azle, TX (from Azle, TX: bearing 42°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of Saginaw. Sandy soil, colored by the mineral blush of centuries of erosion, supports hardy sea oats and the occasional scrub pine, their roots gripping tenaciously against the persistent coastal winds. The water here, a shifting palette of pale jade and steely gray depending on the sky's mood, laps gently against shores often dotted with the bleached bones of driftwood and the iridescent shards of broken shells. The light at dusk has a particular quality, a slow bleed of apricot and rose that softens the edges of the landscape and lends a hushed reverence to the approach of night. Though its name evokes the graceful seabirds, Pelican Bay’s modern identity is more tied to the ebb and flow of oil and gas exploration that has shaped so much of the Texas coast. The legacy of this industry is visible in the discreet hum of distant pumpjacks and the occasional skeletal framework of an offshore platform etched against the horizon. Before that, however, this was a place of quiet fishing villages, their livelihoods drawn directly from the abundant, though often temperamental, bounty of the Gulf. The salt-laced air carries whispers of generations who understood the tides and the moods of the sea, a history that still underpins the unhurried pace of life in Pelican Bay, where conversations often drift to the weather and the promise of a good catch.

About This Pelican Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pelican Bay, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.920959, -97.518356. 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 Pelican Bay and Tarrant County.

Detailed location data for Pelican Bay includes the ZIP code (76020), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Tarrant County (Fort Worth), and school district assignment (Azle 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 Pelican Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.