Dumont Texas Map

About Dumont, Texas

Dumont is a locality in King County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Dumont is located at 33.8098°N, 100.5162°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79232.

Dumont lies spread beneath a vast Texas sky, a place where the earth rolls in broad, sun-bleached swells toward a horizon that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 78.6 miles east-north-east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 78°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-west of Paducah. The landscape here is predominantly agricultural, a patchwork of fields that shift in color with the seasons – emerald greens of young crops, the golden ochre of mature grain, and the stark, plowed browns of fallow land. Winds, ever-present companions, sculpt the dust into fleeting patterns across the flat expanses, and the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of sun-baked earth and distant mesquite. Evenings here are often painted with a luminous, ethereal light, a soft diffusion that lends a quiet grandeur to the simple structures and open spaces of Dumont. The history of Dumont is a story etched into the very character of its land and its people, a narrative woven from the resilience of early settlers who sought their fortunes in the fertile, if sometimes unforgiving, soil. This area has long been defined by its agricultural roots, with cotton and grains forming the backbone of its local economy, a testament to generations of farmers who coaxed sustenance from the plains. You might still find echoes of this heritage in the sturdy, unadorned farmhouses and the quiet hum of machinery that punctuates the agrarian rhythm of daily life. While Dumont may not boast grand landmarks, its distinction lies in this enduring connection to the land, a simple, honest existence lived under the immense, watchful sky of West Texas.

About This Dumont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dumont, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.809803, -100.516231. 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 Dumont and King County.

Detailed location data for Dumont includes the ZIP code (79248), telephone area code (806), county seat of King County (Guthrie), 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 Dumont is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.