Belmont Texas Map

About Belmont, Texas

Belmont is a locality in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Belmont is located at 29.5233°N, 97.6839°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78604.

Belmont rests in a landscape of gentle swells, where the blackland prairie begins to yield to the rolling hills of the Edwards Plateau. It lies 17.2 miles east of Seguin, TX (from Seguin, TX: bearing 100°T), and is situated 14.0 miles west of Gonzales. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the sweet, faint perfume of mesquite blossoms. Vast skies, an impossibly deep blue, stretch over fields of dormant cotton and the occasional stand of live oaks, their limbs gnarled like ancient storytellers. The roads, mostly gravel, wind through this quiet country, past weathered barns and fences that seem to whisper tales of seasons past. The history of Belmont is tied to the fertile soil and the promise of agriculture, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. Ranching and farming remain the bedrock, with cattle grazing on pastures and crops like corn and sorghum growing in the rich bottomlands. This quiet persistence is the character of Belmont, a place where time seems to move at a slightly different cadence, measured by the slow arc of the sun and the predictable turn of the seasons. The few businesses that dot the landscape, a feed store, a gas station, a modest diner, serve as quiet anchors in this expanse, offering a sense of continuity to the lives lived here.

About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.523289, -97.683887. 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 Belmont and Gonzales County.

Detailed location data for Belmont includes the ZIP code (78629), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Gonzales County (Gonzales), 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 Belmont is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.