Gardendale Texas Map

About Gardendale, Texas

Gardendale is a locality in Nueces County, Texas, United States. Gardendale is located at 27.7050°N, 97.3811°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79758.

Gardendale exhales a quiet breath across the Texas landscape, a place where the sun bleeds gold into the horizon at dusk, painting the wide, flat plains in hues of amber and rose. It lies 6.7 miles south of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 172°T), and is situated 12.4 miles south-south-west of Portland. The air here carries the dry, earthy scent of sun-baked soil and the faintest whisper of distant cattle, a scent that clings to the low-slung buildings and the sparse mesquite trees that dot the terrain. The sky is an immense, ever-present dome, a canvas for clouds that drift with a stately, unhurried pace, their shadows sweeping across the land like slow, deliberate brushstrokes. Life in Gardendale moves with the sun, a steady, grounded existence marked by the low hum of vehicles on the highway and the distant bark of a dog, sounds that seem to amplify in the vast, open quiet. The history of Gardendale is a story etched in the resilience of those who sought sustenance from this particular stretch of Nueces County, a lineage tied to the ebb and flow of agricultural ventures that have shaped its character. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy that has historically relied on the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a rhythm that persists even as the world outside shifts and churns. Though not a place of grand pronouncements or celebrated monuments, Gardendale possesses a quiet distinction, a sense of enduring presence that resonates with those who call it home, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the land and the vast, indifferent beauty of South Texas.

About This Gardendale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gardendale, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 27.705032, -97.381103. 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 Gardendale and Nueces County.

Detailed location data for Gardendale includes the ZIP code (78014), telephone area code (830, 806), county seat of Nueces County (Corpus Christi), and school district assignment (Ector County 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 Gardendale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.