Clay Texas Map

About Clay, Texas

Clay is a locality in Burleson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 1.9 people per km². Clay is located at 30.3894°N, 96.3436°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77879.

Clay rests low in the rolling landscape of Burleson County, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizons stretch out with a quiet insistence. It lies 16.5 miles south of College Station, TX (from College Station, TX: bearing 182°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-east of Snook. The land here is a soft green in the spring, turning to a sun-baked gold as summer deepens, the fields of cotton and grain rippling under a persistent breeze. Old oaks, their branches gnarled and heavy with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the dirt roads, their shadows stretching long in the late afternoon light. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a comforting, earthy perfume that settles into the lungs. This corner of Texas has a history tied to the land, its early settlers drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a life built with one's own hands. The economy, once primarily agricultural, still holds onto its roots, though the rhythm of life in Clay has shifted, adapting to the times with a pragmatic resilience. You won't find grand monuments here, but rather the quiet strength of everyday life: the steady hum of tractors in the distance, the friendly wave from a passing pickup truck, the way the light catches the dust motes dancing in the sunbeams slanting through the window of the general store. It's a place that remembers its past without being beholden to it, a quiet strength that defines Clay.

About This Clay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clay, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.389374, -96.343574. 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 Clay and Burleson County.

Detailed location data for Clay includes the ZIP code (77879), telephone area code (409), county seat of Burleson County (Caldwell), and school district assignment (Snook 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 Clay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.