Kilgore Texas Map

About Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore is a locality in Goliad County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 13,376. The population density is 277.5 people per km². Kilgore is located at 32.3967°N, 94.8600°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kilgore is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77963, 75662.

Kilgore anchors the landscape where the dense, dark piney woods begin to yield to the broader, sun-drenched plains of the interior. It lies 17.9 miles west of Victoria, TX (from Victoria, TX: bearing 262°T), and is situated 22.4 miles south of Cuero. Kilgore Creek carves a persistent path through the local terrain, its waters drawing a quiet line through the earth that remains unaffected by the distant, invisible shift of the tides. To the west, the subtle depression of Sand Hollow breaks the horizon, while the terrain beyond rises toward the faint, hazy silhouette of Goldmans Hill. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, catching the edges of the hardwoods and casting long, deliberate shadows that seem to hold the stillness of the inland air.

Oil derricks rise like iron sentinels over Kilgore, a visual rhythm that speaks to the subterranean wealth that once defined the region’s sudden, transformative prosperity. The local economy maintains a steady, industrious pulse, echoing the legacy of the boom years that turned this modest landscape into a center of energy extraction. Beyond the industrial silhouettes, the environment offers spaces of respite, such as the distant, quiet expanse of the Coleto Creek Cooling Pond or the sheltered grounds of the Coleto Creek Fields. Travelers seeking a slower pace might follow the Goliad State Park Trail, where the ground remains firm and the air carries the scent of dry earth and pine needles, grounding the spirit in the persistent, unchanging character of the land.

About This Kilgore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kilgore, Texas. Coordinates: 32.396669, -94.860013. 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 Kilgore includes the ZIP code (77963, 75662), telephone area code (409, 903), county seat of Goliad County (Goliad), and school district assignment (Kilgore 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.