Explore Beaumont, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Beaumont, 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 Beaumont.
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 | Beaumont |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.084912 |
| Longitude | -94.14533 |
| Population | 115,282 |
| Density | 539.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 77701, 77708, 77702, 77703, 77704 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| County Seat | Beaumont |
| School District | Beaumont Independent School District |
Beaumont rises from the low, humid plains of the coastal flatlands where the air often hangs heavy with the scent of salt and turning earth. It lies 10.1 miles northwest of Nederland, TX (from Nederland, TX: bearing 320°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-southwest of Vidor. The Neches River carves a slow, deliberate path past the edges of the settlement, its dark waters reflecting the vast, shifting sky that dominates the horizon. Within the immediate vicinity, the landscape is defined by the low-lying reaches of Brakes Bayou, which drain the surrounding wetlands toward the McFadden Bend Cutoff in the distance. The terrain is largely level, punctuated by the slight, singular elevation of Spindletop Hill, a rise that belies the flatness of the prairie. Visitors often wander through Delia Harrington, where the local flora thrives in the damp, fertile soil, while the nearby Harbor Island remains a quiet sentinel in the marshy expanse.
Beaumont traces its origins to the mid-nineteenth century, growing from a modest landing on the riverbank into a hub of commerce and timber production. The rhythm of the place shifted irrevocably with the turn of the century, as the discovery of oil at the nearby elevation of Spindletop Hill transformed the region into a center of global energy. This sudden, explosive prosperity drew workers from across the country, creating a legacy of industrial ambition that still lingers in the older brick facades of the downtown district. The history of Beaumont is written in the steel and steam of those early boom years, a time when the promise of black gold drew men to the mud and the pines, forever altering the character of the surrounding landscape.
Economic life in Beaumont remains tethered to the infrastructure of the petrochemical and refining industries that populate the banks of the Neches River. Beyond the industrial corridors, the community supports an academic presence through Lamar University, which serves as a center for regional research and technical training. Daily life is sustained by a network of heavy logistics and transport, with the river acting as a liquid highway for the goods flowing toward the McFadden Bend Cutoff. The infrastructure of Beaumont reflects this practical orientation, prioritizing the movement of resources and the maintenance of the sprawling facilities that provide for the local workforce, ensuring the town remains a functional, industrious node in the broader coastal economy.
Culture in Beaumont finds expression in the dedication to local traditions and the appreciation of the natural environment found at sites like the Babe Didrickson Zaharias Park Trail, where residents engage with the landscape in the quiet hours of the morning. While the town maintains a steady interest in collegiate sports, it is perhaps most notable for the legacy of its native daughter, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, an athlete whose prowess remains a point of local pride. Annual festivals often celebrate the distinct flavors and musical heritage of the region, drawing the community together under the swelter of the summer sun. The atmosphere is one of deliberate persistence, where the beauty of the dusk light hitting the water near the Neches River provides a brief, luminous reprieve from the industrial hum that defines the daily routine of Beaumont.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beaumont, Texas. Coordinates: 30.084912, -94.14533. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Beaumont includes the ZIP code (77701, 77708, 77702), telephone area code (281), county seat of Jefferson County (Beaumont), and school district assignment (Beaumont Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |