Lipan Texas Map

About Lipan, Texas

Lipan is a locality in Hood County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 505. The population density is 183.8 people per km². Lipan is located at 32.5185°N, 98.0459°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lipan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76462.

Lipan occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth shifts from open prairie into the stubborn, scrub-dusted limestone of the regional plains. It lies 15.6 miles west-northwest of Granbury, TX (from Granbury, TX: bearing 290°T), and is situated 12.5 miles west of Oak Trail Shores. Weaver Branch cuts a modest, winding path through the landscape, its seasonal flow carving a subtle depression in the soil that sustains the deep-rooted oaks clinging to the banks. Four miles to the west, the silhouette of Double Mountain rises against the horizon, a constant, silent marker that anchors the view as the sun pulls long, violet shadows across the fields at dusk. The air here carries the dry, honest scent of sun-baked grass and limestone dust, a stillness that feels less like emptiness and more like an abiding patience held by the land itself.

History lingers in the way the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil, with cattle and agriculture defining the daily labor that keeps Lipan moving forward. While the expansive waters of Lake Granbury offer a cooling presence twelve miles away, the life of the locality is lived closer to the ground, marked by the steady, unpretentious work of those who tend the surrounding acreage. Residents might travel toward the Roger R Fawcett Wildlife Management Area to find refuge in the wilder, managed stretches of brush, yet there is a distinct, localized pride in the quietude of the plains. Far from the rush of major centers, the pace of life is dictated by the turning seasons and the enduring necessity of the land, preserving a character that values endurance over flash.

About This Lipan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lipan, Texas. Coordinates: 32.518468, -98.045873. 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 Lipan includes the ZIP code (76462), telephone area code (254), county seat of Hood County (Granbury), and school district assignment (Lipan 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.