Midway Texas Map

About Midway, Texas

Midway is a locality in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 42.1 people per km². Midway is located at 31.0251°N, 95.7565°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Midway is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75644, 76502, 75754.

Midway holds its place upon a landscape defined by the persistent, winding path of Penitas Creek, which slices through the earth with a quiet, muddy determination. It lies 18.6 miles north of Alice, TX (from Alice, TX: bearing 355°T), and is situated 17.1 miles west-southwest of Mathis. The terrain around Midway stretches out as a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon is occasionally broken by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Carmel Hills. To the north, the elevation dips into the shadowed, scrub-filled basin of Dix Hollow, while the air carries a dry, earthen heat that seems to concentrate as the afternoon light turns to a deep, bruised copper. Ten miles distant, the waters of Lake Corpus Christi catch the glare of the sky, acting as a cool, reflective anchor for the surrounding dry brush and tangled mesquite thickets that dominate the plains.

Midway maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that reflects the cycles of ranching and local agriculture, occupations that have long dictated the rhythm of the days. Those who pass through often stop to admire the weathered timber and rusted iron structures that serve as quiet artifacts of a founding era built on livestock and soil. While the proximity to Lake Corpus Christi State Park offers a reprieve for those seeking the shade of post oaks, the daily economy remains tied to the land and the stubborn resilience of the regional climate. Life here is not marked by grand spectacles but by the persistent, honest work of the people who recognize that the value of Midway lies in its stillness, far from the frantic pace of larger centers.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Texas. Coordinates: 31.02512, -95.7565. 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 Midway includes the ZIP code (75644, 76502, 75754), telephone area code (903), county seat of Jim Wells County (Alice), and school district assignment (Madisonville Consolidated 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.