Avalon Texas Map

About Avalon, Texas

Avalon is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Avalon is located at 32.2054°N, 96.7900°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76623.

Avalon unfolds across a landscape of gentle swells, where the Texas sun, at its zenith, paints the wide, open fields in hues of bleached gold. It lies 13.0 miles south-south-east of Waxahachie, TX (from Waxahachie, TX: bearing 165°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east-north-east of Italy. The earth here is a rich, dark loam, yielding grudgingly to the plow, and the air, especially in the early morning, carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked grass and distant dew. Scattered live oaks, their limbs gnarled and reaching like ancient supplicants, punctuate the horizon, offering slivers of shade against the vast, blue expanse of sky that seems to stretch on forever, a boundless canvas for the slow drift of clouds. The very character of Avalon is etched in the quiet tenacity of these rolling plains, a place where the land dictates the pace and the sky presides over all. The story of Avalon is one of patient settlement, its roots entwined with the agricultural heart of Ellis County, where cotton and cattle once reigned supreme. Though the grand plantations of the past have long since faded, the spirit of that agrarian past lingers in the broad fields and the quiet dignity of the homes. The local economy, while diversified now, still feels the echoes of those days, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist traps, but rather a distinctive character forged by generations who understood the cycles of the land and the quiet strength of community, a place where the rhythm of life is still measured by the changing seasons and the dependable passage of time.

About This Avalon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Avalon, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.205426, -96.789994. 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 Avalon and Ellis County.

Detailed location data for Avalon includes the ZIP code (76623), telephone area code (325), county seat of Ellis County (Waxahachie), 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 Avalon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.