Ira Texas Map

About Ira, Texas

Ira is a locality in Scurry County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Ira is located at 32.5821°N, 101.0021°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79527.

Ira sleeps beneath a sky that stretches wide and impossibly blue, a low-slung settlement etched into the West Texas plains. It lies 74.5 miles west of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 277°T), and is situated 10.6 miles south-south-west of Snyder. The land here is a study in subtle hues: ochre dust, pale gold grasses that rustle like whispered secrets in the breeze, and the distant, hazy shimmer of heat rising from the flat, unbroken horizon. Sparse mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and reaching, offer scant shade, their shadows sharp and defined in the relentless sun. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the scent of parched earth and the faintest whisper of distant livestock. Buildings, mostly single-story and weathered, seem to hug the ground, as if resisting the vastness of the sky. The history of Ira is as quiet as its present, a story woven from the threads of ranching and agriculture that have long defined this corner of Scurry County. For generations, the fertile soil, when coaxed by rain, has yielded crops, and the open range has sustained cattle, the backbone of the local economy. Life here moves at a measured pace, dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a gentle unfolding rather than a hurried rush. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Ira, only the enduring spirit of a community that understands the value of hard work and the quiet beauty of a life lived close to the earth, where the sunsets paint the sky in breathtaking, fiery strokes each evening.

About This Ira Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ira, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.582056, -101.002063. 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 Ira and Scurry County.

Detailed location data for Ira includes the ZIP code (79527), telephone area code (806), county seat of Scurry County (Snyder), 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 Ira is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.