Explore East Bernard, 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 East Bernard, 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 East Bernard.
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 | East Bernard |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Wharton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.524377 |
| Longitude | -96.062974 |
| Population | 2,218 |
| Density | 226.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 77435 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| County Seat | Wharton |
| School District | East Bernard Independent School District |
East Bernard occupies a flat expanse of fertile soil where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, defined by the quiet persistence of the Texas plains. It lies 15.1 miles southwest of Fulshear, TX (from Fulshear, TX: bearing 223°T), and is situated 15.9 miles west of Rosenberg. The San Bernard River flows a mile away, its banks lined with dense thickets that soften the sharp light of midday into a dappled, shifting gray. Beyond the immediate tree line, the landscape opens into the expansive Bernard Prairie, a vast stretch of land that holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun to dip toward the faint, distant silhouette of Peach Break. The air here carries a heavy, earthy stillness, punctuated only by the occasional rustle of tall grasses or the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery working the fields.
East Bernard maintains a character rooted in the diligence of its early settlers, whose influence remains visible in the sturdy, deliberate architecture of the main streets. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding blackland, where the cultivation of crops dictates the slow, seasonal pulse of the region. Residents often find respite in the quietude of Us-Tx-132-1, a nearby refuge that preserves the natural character of the terrain against the encroaching pace of modern industry. Life in East Bernard moves with a steady, unforced cadence, reflecting a deep-seated connection to the land that has sustained the families here for generations, whether they are tending to the produce of the earth or gathering at the center of the community to mark the passing of the week.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Bernard, Texas. Coordinates: 29.524377, -96.062974. 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 East Bernard includes the ZIP code (77435), telephone area code (281), county seat of Wharton County (Wharton), and school district assignment (East Bernard 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. |