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| City | Smiley |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Gonzales |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.267743 |
| Longitude | -97.635828 |
| Population | 543 |
| Density | 394.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78159 |
| Area Code | 210 |
| County Seat | Gonzales |
| School District | Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District |
Smiley is a locality in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 543. The population density is 394.9 people per km². Smiley is located at 29.2677°N, 97.6358°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78159.
Smiley occupies a quiet stretch of the Texas landscape where the earth settles into a tapestry of scrub oak and persistent grasses. It lies 28.7 miles southeast of Seguin, TX (from Seguin, TX: bearing 136°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east of Nixon. Beyond the immediate reach of the main roads, the topography dips toward Long Hollow, a gentle depression that catches the morning mist before the sun burns it into the pale, dry air. To the north, the land rises toward the subtle silhouette of Rocky Mound, while closer to the center of things, Elm Creek cuts a winding, limestone-bottomed path through the brush. The quality of light here during the golden hour is particularly amber, washing the horizon in a hue that makes the distant, flat plains seem to breathe with a slow, rhythmic heat. Smiley maintains an economy deeply rooted in the cycles of agriculture and the quiet persistence of rural trade. Settlers arrived here to cultivate the fertile soil, and today the legacy of that labor remains in the way the fences divide the fields and the livestock move across the pastures. Residents often look toward Seeny Lake for a respite from the dry midsummer, or travel the sixteen miles to Lake Wood Recreation Area to find a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life in Smiley moves at the speed of seasonal change, defined by the work of the hands and the vast, unobstructed sky that marks the passage of every day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smiley, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.267743, -97.635828. 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 Smiley and Gonzales County.
Detailed location data for Smiley includes the ZIP code (78159), telephone area code (210), county seat of Gonzales County (Gonzales), and school district assignment (Nixon-Smiley Consolidated 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 Smiley 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. |