Salt Flat Texas Map
Explore Salt Flat, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Salt Flat, TX street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Salt Flat, Texas
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| City | Salt Flat |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Hudspeth |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.743727 |
| Longitude | -105.092728 |
| Population | 180 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 79847 |
| Area Code | 915 |
| County Seat | Sierra Blanca |
About Salt Flat, Texas
Salt Flat is a locality in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Salt Flat is located at 31.7437°N, 105.0927°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79847.
Salt Flat lies under a sky that stretches, vast and unblinking, across a landscape of muted earth tones. It lies 65.6 miles east of Horizon City, TX (from Horizon City, TX: bearing 87°T), and is situated 81.9 miles east of El Paso. The land here is an ancient, sun-baked canvas, where low-lying scrub brushes against horizons that blur into the pale blue of a perpetual afternoon. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, pirouette across the cracked earth, their brief performances stirring the dry, mineral-scented air. The ground itself is a mosaic of baked clay and scattered pebbles, bearing the faint, ghostly imprint of a time when water might have lingered, now only a memory in the parched soil. The enduring spirit of Salt Flat is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet tenacity of its people and the subtle hum of its modest economy. Historically, this corner of West Texas has been shaped by the enduring allure of the earth's bounty, first through ranching and later, the pervasive influence of the oil industry, which brought both boom and a certain stark practicality to the region. The salty tang that permeates the air is a constant reminder of the very essence of this place, a characteristic that has informed its name and its character. Life in Salt Flat unfolds at a measured pace, a gentle cadence dictated by the sun’s arc and the quiet dignity of those who call this rugged, beautiful expanse home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 10.1 mi, 023° NE · 87k acres
- Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (National Monument) — 19.0 mi, 180° S · 1773.9M acres
- Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 044° NE · 46k acres
- Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 23.7 mi, 042° NE · 1.1M acres
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park (National Park) — 31.6 mi, 049° NE · 46k acres
- Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.5 mi, 021° N · 31k acres
- Carlsbad Caverns Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.6 mi, 049° NE · 31k acres
- Guadalupe Cave Protection Area (Administrative) (National Conservation Area) — 23.7 mi, 042° NE · 28k acres
- Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.7 mi, 042° NE · 21k acres
- Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 26.6 mi, 048° NE · 3,579 acres
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About This Salt Flat Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Salt Flat, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.743727, -105.092728. 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 Salt Flat and Hudspeth County.
Detailed location data for Salt Flat includes the ZIP code (79847), telephone area code (915), county seat of Hudspeth County (Sierra Blanca), and school district assignment. 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 Salt Flat is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
