Alanreed Texas Map

About Alanreed, Texas

Alanreed is a locality in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 13.4 people per km². Alanreed is located at 35.2125°N, 100.7343°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79002.

Alanreed rests under a sky that stretches, immense and often a brilliant, unbroken blue, across the High Plains of Gray County. It lies 61.9 miles east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 90°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west of McLean. The land itself is a study in subtle resilience, a landscape of gently rolling terrain where buffalo grass, tough and low-growing, carpets the earth in shades of ochre and muted green. Scattered mesquite trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, offer sparse shade, their thorns a silent warning to the unwary. The air here, especially in the quiet hours of morning or the deepening twilight, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and distant horizons. Life in Alanreed moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, dictated not by the clamor of crowds but by the slow turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. The story of Alanreed is etched into the very bones of the land, a narrative of homesteaders who carved a life from this seemingly stark prairie. Originally a stop along the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway, its early economy was intrinsically tied to the agricultural pulse of the surrounding ranches and farms, with cattle ranching and grain cultivation forming the bedrock of prosperity. Though the railway’s direct influence has waned, the spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the earth persist. In the quiet hum of everyday life, one can still sense the echoes of those who first settled here, their tenacity woven into the fabric of Alanreed, a testament to enduring grit against the vast, open canvas of the Texas Panhandle.

About This Alanreed Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alanreed, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.212549, -100.734306. 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 Alanreed and Gray County.

Detailed location data for Alanreed includes the ZIP code (79002), telephone area code (806), county seat of Gray County (Pampa), and school district assignment (McLean 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 Alanreed is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.