Hackberry Texas Map

About Hackberry, Texas

Hackberry is a locality in Denton 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 occupies a flat expanse of North Texas prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a relentless, expansive sky. It lies 1.3 miles east-southeast of Little Elm, TX (from Little Elm, TX: bearing 122°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Frisco. The land here remains defined by the presence of Lake Lewisville, which holds the light of the sun in long, shimmering sheets against the darkening earth as evening approaches. Cottonwood Branch cuts a quiet, unassuming path through the local topography, its banks marking the subtle shifts in soil and vegetation that characterize this inland terrain. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the ground is stilled by the weight of the heat, and in the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Bald Knob sits as a reminder of the rising elevation far to the west.

History in Hackberry is written in the transition from open range to the modern grid, reflecting a quiet shift toward suburban growth and the steady, rhythmic persistence of regional commerce. The residents find their recreation and respite at the Lewisville Recreation Area, where the interface between managed land and wild prairie offers a reprieve from the pace of nearby metropolitan centers. While the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve Trail lies a short distance away for those seeking a more rigorous path, the local character remains anchored in the simple, dusty stillness of the plains. Life here moves with the sun, shaped by the dry, warm air that carries the scent of baked grass and the persistent, low hum of a landscape that has traded its wilder, earlier origins for the steady, quiet endurance of a place finding its own way forward.

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 Denton County (Denton), 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.