Lantana Texas Map

About Lantana, Texas

Lantana is a locality in Denton County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 12,766. The population density is 2088.7 people per km². Lantana is located at 33.0907°N, 97.1242°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76226.

Lantana unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the Texas sky stretches wide and often a brilliant, washed-out blue. It lies 5.5 miles north-north-west of Flower Mound, TX (from Flower Mound, TX: bearing 343°T), and is situated 8.6 miles south of Denton. The land here is a muted tapestry of ochre and pale green, punctuated by clusters of live oaks and mesquite trees, their branches reaching out like weathered hands. During the humid summers, the air hangs thick and still, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen wildflowers. Evenings bring a softening of the light, a mellow gold that spills across the subdivisions and stretches of undeveloped land, imbuing the quiet streets with a sense of peace. This corner of Denton County, while relatively new in its modern development, draws its character from the broader agricultural history of North Texas. Lantana has grown from open fields that once yielded cotton and sorghum, a legacy that still whispers in the persistent echoes of rural life found on its fringes. The local economy has transformed, of course, now driven by the bustling growth of residential communities and the services that cater to them, yet remnants of that earlier agrarian spirit can still be felt in the way the wind moves through the tall grasses and the unhurried pace of life that persists in the older pockets of the area. It's a place where the past is not so much erased as it is layered beneath the present, a subtle undercurrent beneath the contemporary hum.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lantana, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Lantana and Denton County.

Detailed location data for Lantana includes the ZIP code (78586), telephone area code (830, 817), county seat of Denton County (Denton), and school district assignment (Denton Independent School District). 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 Lantana is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.