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Fritch Texas Map

Explore Fritch, 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.

Interactive Map of Fritch, Texas

How to Use This Fritch, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fritch, 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 Fritch.

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.

CityFritch
StateTexas (TX)
CountyHutchinson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude35.639766
Longitude-101.603228
Population1,859
Density442.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code79036
Area Code806
County SeatStinnett
School DistrictSanford-Fritch Independent School District

About Fritch, Texas

Fritch is a locality in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,859. The population density is 442.5 people per km². Fritch is located at 35.6398°N, 101.6032°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fritch is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79036.

Fritch occupies a stark, expansive stretch of the Texas Panhandle where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 11.7 miles west of Borger, TX (from Borger, TX: bearing 261°T), and is situated 31.6 miles north-northeast of Amarillo. The landscape around Fritch is defined by the rugged geometry of the plains, where the ground breaks away into the deep, weathered fissures of Fritch Canyon. A few miles to the south, the Canadian River carves a persistent path through the red-tinted soil, while the waters of Lake Meredith offer a vast, quiet reflection of the passing clouds. To the west, the silhouette of Antelope Peak rises against the light of the setting sun, grounding the wide, open air in a sense of ancient, unmoving weight.

Fritch emerged from the intersection of oil exploration and the enduring resilience of the high plains, maintaining an economy deeply tethered to the energy sector. Daily life in Fritch moves with the deliberate pace of the region, punctuated by the sounds of the Fritch Little League, where the dust of the diamond marks the seasons as clearly as the calendar. The spirit of the place is forged in the dry, honest heat and the quiet industry of those who have made their homes in the shadow of the rigs and the wide, open prairies. It is a place where the architecture of the land dictates the rhythm of the day, leaving an impression of quiet, singular persistence upon all who traverse its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 242° SW
  • Fritch Little League (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 137° SE
  • Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 315° NW · 41k acres
  • Fritch Community Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 046° NE
  • Fritch Memorial Walk (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 047° NE
  • Fritch Fortress Tennis And Basketball Courts (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 360° N
  • Antelope Creek Ruins (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 105° E
  • Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (National Monument) — 4.4 mi, 225° SW · 1,080 acres
  • The Canadian River (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 222° SW
  • Frank J Smith Bird Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.6 mi, 086° E
  • Buffalo Grass Music Hall (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 148° SE
  • The Art Center (Gallery) — 25.1 mi, 304° NW
  • Amarillo Railway Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 188° S
  • White Deer Mascott (Public Artwork) — 28.1 mi, 120° SE
  • English Field Terminal (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 192° S
  • Ross Rogers (Local Recreation) — 29.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Price College (Historic Ruins) — 30.1 mi, 201° S
  • Hornet (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 205° SW
  • Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 200° S
  • Tascosa Drive-In (Cinema) — 30.9 mi, 205° SW
  • Madam Queen (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 203° SW
  • McKinley School (Historic Ruins) — 32.9 mi, 205° SW
  • Ellwood Park Stage (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 204° SW
  • Lile Art Gallery (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 207° SW
  • Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 45.3 mi, 185° S
  • McClellan Creek National Grassland (National Grassland) — 49.8 mi, 126° SE · 1,402 acres
  • Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 209° SW · 15k acres
  • Rita Blanca National Grassland (National Grassland) — 57.1 mi, 325° NW · 93k acres

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About This Fritch Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fritch, Texas. Coordinates: 35.639766, -101.603228. 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 Fritch includes the ZIP code (79036), telephone area code (806), county seat of Hutchinson County (Stinnett), and school district assignment (Sanford-Fritch 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.