Greenwood Texas Map

About Greenwood, Texas

Greenwood is a locality in Wise County, Texas, United States. Greenwood is located at 33.3809°N, 97.4745°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79703.

Greenwood rests in the rolling terrain of Wise County, where the land slopes gently, broken by the occasional rise and the patient persistence of live oaks and mesquite. It lies 22.8 miles west-north-west of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 300°T), and is situated 17.4 miles west of Sanger. The sky here feels vast, a broad, pale blue canvas that can, in the late afternoon, bleed into hues of apricot and rose, casting long, soft shadows across the scattered ranchland and fields. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wild clover. This is a place where the horizon is not a stern boundary but an invitation, a promise of more sky, more land, and the quiet unfolding of days under the wide Texas sun. The history of Greenwood is tied to the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of those who settled it, drawing sustenance from the land. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of this locality, with cattle ranching and crop farming shaping the rhythm of life and the careful stewardship of the acreage. While the economy has diversified, the echoes of those early endeavors remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist hubs, but a more profound beauty lies in the continuity, the sense of a place that has weathered change with a steady, unpretentious grace, much like the sturdy, gnarled branches of the old oaks that stand sentinel across Greenwood's landscape.

About This Greenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwood, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.380946, -97.474469. 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 Greenwood and Wise County.

Detailed location data for Greenwood includes the ZIP code (79706), telephone area code (817, 806), county seat of Wise County (Decatur), 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 Greenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.