Hungerford Texas Map

About Hungerford, Texas

Hungerford is a locality in Wharton County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 390. The population density is 82.1 people per km². Hungerford is located at 29.4067°N, 96.0905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77448.

Hungerford stretches across a flat, open expanse where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the earth in a wide, unbroken arc. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of El Campo, TX (from El Campo, TX: bearing 40°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northeast of Wharton. Dry Branch carves a quiet, unassuming path through the landscape, its seasonal bed marking the subtle shifts in the soil that define the local terrain. Four miles to the west, the gentle, grassy expanse of Blossom Prairie offers a slight relief from the surrounding agricultural plains, while the distant, singular silhouette of Peach Break rises seven miles away to catch the fading orange light of dusk. The air here remains heavy and still, thick with the scent of sun-warmed dust and the persistent, quiet growth of the fields that dominate the view.

Hungerford maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the cycles of the land and the resilient spirit of those who work it. The local economy relies heavily on the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the flow of commerce and the daily concerns of the residents. While life here feels removed from the frantic noise of larger centers, the proximity to Pleasure Park, only four miles distant, provides a necessary space for the quiet recreation of the people. This locality carries a weight of endurance, a place where history is measured not in grand monuments, but in the persistence of the crops and the steady, unadorned maintenance of the roads that link Hungerford to the wider, inland world.

About This Hungerford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hungerford, Texas. Coordinates: 29.406704, -96.090529. 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 Hungerford includes the ZIP code (77448), telephone area code (281), county seat of Wharton County (Wharton), and school district assignment (Wharton 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.