Garfield Texas Map

About Garfield, Texas

Garfield is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,825. The population density is 58.8 people per km². Garfield is located at 30.2033°N, 97.5614°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78164, 78617.

Garfield occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon settles into the low, scrubby brush and open fields characteristic of the central plains. It lies 4.4 miles south-southeast of Hornsby Bend, TX (from Hornsby Bend, TX: bearing 160°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-southeast of Del Valle. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, bleaching the grasses to a pale straw color by mid-afternoon and casting long, sharp shadows across the dirt tracks that crisscross the terrain. Dry Creek slices through the local topography just a mile from the center, its bed often holding only the memory of water, lined by gnarled trees that endure the heat with a stubborn, quiet grace. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the land stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau, marking the vast, inland reach of the state.

Garfield persists as a place defined by the slow, deliberate work of those who tend to the land and the quiet industry of the surrounding plains. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the seasons, a stark contrast to the busier corridors lying a short distance away. Residents often find their respite at Confluence Park, a local space that provides a rare, shaded pause in the landscape, or they look toward the horizon where the openness of the country dictates the pace of the day. While the expansive, quiet stretches of Hemphill Prairie lie to the distance, the people of Garfield maintain a steady, grounded existence, rarely distracted by the rapid shifts occurring in the nearby urban centers.

About This Garfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garfield, Texas. Coordinates: 30.203319, -97.561411. 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 Garfield includes the ZIP code (78164, 78617), telephone area code (210, 512, 737), county seat of Travis County (Austin), and school district assignment (Del Valle Independent School District).

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.