Hackberry Texas Map

About Hackberry, Texas

Hackberry is a locality in Garza County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,973. The population density is 1690.5 people per km². Hackberry is located at 33.1497°N, 96.9183°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hackberry is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 79356, 79248, 78956.

Hackberry defines the horizon with a sprawling, sun-bleached expanse where the earth meets a sky of immense, unblinking clarity. It lies 26.5 miles southeast of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 139°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south-southeast of Slaton. The landscape is a study in quiet endurance, characterized by the parched, rhythmic rise of the plains that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Courthouse Mountain. Four miles to the west, the winding path of South Dokegood Creek carves a shallow, seasonal scar through the clay, providing a fleeting sanctuary for hardy grasses and low-slung brush. Ten miles away, the surface of Tahoka Lake mirrors the shifting amber of late afternoon, catching the light in a way that turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper before the cooling shadows of dusk claim the dry, fragrant air.

Hackberry carries the weight of a long-standing agrarian heritage, where the local economy remains tethered to the stubborn productivity of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the land. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the geography yields to the deeper depressions of Red Hollow, where the terrain shifts and settles into a stillness that has persisted for generations. Those who live here often venture toward the quiet trails of Elgie Allen Park, finding a reprieve from the heat beneath the shade of native timber that clings to the limestone-rich ground. In Hackberry, the pace of life follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, marked by the persistent, dry rustle of wind through the brush and the steady labor of a people who have learned to thrive in the wide, open spaces of the interior.

About This Hackberry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hackberry, Texas. Coordinates: 33.149748, -96.918313. 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 Hackberry includes the ZIP code (79356, 79248, 78956), telephone area code (830, 214, 469, 972), county seat of Garza County (Post), and school district assignment (Little Elm 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.