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CityPettus
StateTexas (TX)
CountyBee
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude28.618045
Longitude-97.802222
Population602
Density39.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code(s)78146
Area Code210
County SeatBeeville
School DistrictPettus Independent School District

About Pettus, Texas

Pettus is a locality in Bee County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 602. The population density is 39.0 people per km². Pettus is located at 28.6180°N, 97.8022°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78146.

Pettus emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the South Texas plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by anything but the occasional silhouette of a pump jack. It lies 15.4 miles north-northwest of Beeville, TX (from Beeville, TX: bearing 348°T), and is situated 19.4 miles south-southeast of Karnes City. Medio Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the brush, its banks lined with dense thickets that soften the stark intensity of the midday light. To the west, the distant Mulos Hills provide a faint, jagged smudge against the sky, while the nearby depressions of Live Oak Hollow offer a subtle shift in the terrain, gathering shadows as the sun dips low. The air here holds a dry, heat-tempered stillness that seems to amplify the rustle of mesquite and the slow, deliberate movement of the wind across the open ground. Pettus anchors its identity in the deep-seated rhythm of the oil and gas industry, a legacy that has defined the local economy since the early twentieth-century boom transformed the landscape. Life moves with a pragmatic, unvarnished pace, far removed from the bustle of the distant cities, yet connected to the land by generations of hard-won labor and resourcefulness. While the quiet waters of Dougherty Reservoir wait seven miles away and the modest recreation of Ball Park remains a thirteen-mile journey, the true character of Pettus is found in the persistence of its people and the enduring, utilitarian beauty of the working plains. Even as the modern world shifts around it, the locality retains a singular, austere gravity, marked by the steady pulse of extraction and the quiet endurance of those who call these plains home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bee County (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 191° S
  • First Christian Church of Pettus (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 018° N
  • Town of Pettus (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 335° NW
  • Kenedy Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 349° N
  • Joe Gulley Park (Local Park) — 13.9 mi, 344° N
  • Northwest Area Park (Local Park) — 14.7 mi, 172° S
  • Rialto Theater (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 168° S
  • Runge Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 016° N
  • Nordheim Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 037° NE
  • Saint Joseph School Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 350° N
  • Old Market House Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 082° E
  • CCC Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 083° E
  • James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 27.9 mi, 251° W
  • Choke Canyon State Park (State Park) — 27.9 mi, 251° W
  • Us-Tx-142-12 (Conservation Area) — 29.6 mi, 127° SE
  • Coleto Creek Fields (Local Conservation Area) — 38.0 mi, 077° E
  • Lake Corpus Christi State Park (State Park) — 38.1 mi, 187° S
  • Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (Nature Reserve) — 40.7 mi, 147° SE
  • Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 40.7 mi, 127° SE
  • Welder Wildlife Refuge (Conservation Area) — 40.9 mi, 147° SE
  • Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 48.4 mi, 300° NW
  • Eagle Stadium (Stadium) — 48.5 mi, 300° NW
  • Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 53.9 mi, 098° E
  • Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 56.0 mi, 180° S
  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.4 mi, 118° SE · 298k acres
  • Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA (Nature Reserve) — 59.4 mi, 097° E
  • Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures (Attraction) — 59.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Giant milk bottle (Public Artwork) — 60.2 mi, 155° SE
  • Fan Pavillion (Attraction) — 60.8 mi, 156° SE
  • Red Fish Bay State Scientific Area (Recreation Easement) — 62.2 mi, 134° SE

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About This Pettus Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pettus, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.618045, -97.802222. 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 Pettus and Bee County.

Detailed location data for Pettus includes the ZIP code (78146), telephone area code (210), county seat of Bee County (Beeville), and school district assignment (Pettus 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 Pettus is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedAugust 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone.