Tuleta Texas Map

About Tuleta, Texas

Tuleta is a locality in Bee County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 302. The population density is 18.7 people per km². Tuleta is located at 28.5708°N, 97.7972°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78162.

Tuleta marks its presence upon the flat expanse of the South Texas brush country, where the earth is composed of sun-baked caliche and resilient grasses that turn a brittle gold under the unrelenting summer sun. It lies 12.1 miles north-northwest of Beeville, TX (from Beeville, TX: bearing 346°T), and is situated 17.4 miles south of Kenedy. Medio Creek traces a slow, serpentine path past the edges of the settlement, its intermittent flow carving small, shaded banks through the silt that offer a brief respite from the heat. To the west, the horizon remains vast and uncluttered, though the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Mulos Hills occasionally catch the shifting amber light of dusk. Nearby, the landscape dips into the quiet, scrub-covered depression of Live Oak Hollow, while the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the dry rustle of mesquite leaves or the sudden, sharp cry of a hawk circling above the scrubland. Tuleta emerged from the intersection of rail and ranching, growing as a modest node where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the movement of cattle and the cyclical demands of the oil patch. While the quiet waters of Dougherty Reservoir wait just a short distance away to collect the sparse regional rainfall, the economy remains tethered to the rugged productivity of the surrounding pastures and the persistent industry that defines this inland stretch. Residents often look toward Flournoy Park when the seasons shift, finding a familiar, low-slung beauty in the native flora that thrives despite the scarcity of water. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the history of the land is written in the rusted fence lines and the enduring architecture of a place that values the steady, quiet endurance of the plains over the clamor of rapid change.

About This Tuleta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tuleta, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.570825, -97.797222. 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 Tuleta and Bee County.

Detailed location data for Tuleta includes the ZIP code (78162), 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 Tuleta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.