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Ballinger Texas Map

Explore Ballinger, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ballinger, Texas

How to Use This Ballinger, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ballinger, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ballinger.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ballinger
State	Texas (TX)
County	Runnels County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.738206
Longitude	-99.947308
Population	3,619
Density	399.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76821
Area Code	325
County Seat	Ballinger
School District	Ballinger Independent School District

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About Ballinger, Texas

Ballinger is a locality in Runnels County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,619. The population density is 399.3 people per km². Ballinger is located at 31.7382°N, 99.9473°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ballinger is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76821.

Ballinger emerges from the expansive plains of West Texas as a quiet convergence of agrarian tradition and wide-open horizons. It lies 34.5 miles east-northeast of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 57°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south of Winters. The Colorado River traces a serpentine path directly past the edge of the landscape, its waters carving a subtle, life-giving artery through the dry, sun-bleached earth. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Edwards Plateau rise against the sky, serving as a reminder of the rugged, limestone-rich topography that defines the broader region. Near the town, the terrain dips toward the basin of Los Arroyos, where the soil holds the memory of seasonal rains and the persistent, golden light that settles over the prairie during the long, amber-hued afternoons.

Ballinger carries the weight of a history rooted in the iron rails and the resilience of those who carved a life from the scrubland. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the steady, enduring work of the ranching industry that has sustained generations. Residents often find a moment of stillness at City Park, a green refuge that offers a quiet contrast to the vast, arid stretches of the surrounding plains. Beyond the town limits, Ballinger City Lake provides a modest expanse of stillness, reflecting the expansive Texas sky and anchoring the local landscape in a way that feels both grounded and permanent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ballinger (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 139° SE
Charles H. Noyes (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 119° SE
War Memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 070° E
City Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 007° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 305° NW
Chandler Field (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 298° NW
Z I Hale Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 357° N
Concho Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 18.8 mi, 135° SE
Hords Creek Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 072° E
Hords Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 21.5 mi, 072° E
Welcome to Bronte (Public Artwork) — 22.8 mi, 297° NW
The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 188° S
Fort Chadbourne (Historic Castle / Fort) — 27.1 mi, 320° NW
Doole High School (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 139° SE
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 33.7 mi, 006° N
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 006° N
Miss Hattie's Bordello Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 236° SW
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 236° SW
E H Danner Museum of Telephony (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 235° SW
CCC stonework (Historic Ruins) — 34.7 mi, 007° N
International Water Lily Garden (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 237° SW
San Angelo State Park (State Park) — 36.2 mi, 241° SW
Santa Anna (Conservation Area) — 41.9 mi, 115° SE
Twin Buttes Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 42.4 mi, 233° SW
Paramount Theater (Theatre) — 50.9 mi, 014° N
Petrified Tree (Attraction) — 52.6 mi, 014° N
Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 52.6 mi, 015° N
Myers Memorial Arena (Stadium) — 52.8 mi, 013° N
McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 63.7 mi, 081° E
Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 73.5 mi, 145° SE

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