Mustang Ridge Texas Map

About Mustang Ridge, Texas

Mustang Ridge is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 944. The population density is 97.7 people per km². Mustang Ridge is located at 30.0511°N, 97.7016°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mustang Ridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 78719, 78747.

Mustang Ridge emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the Texas landscape, a quiet intersection of open prairie and encroaching development where the horizon remains stark and unbroken. It lies 9.1 miles east-southeast of Buda, TX (from Buda, TX: bearing 102°T), and is situated 8.9 miles northeast of Uhland. The earth here is a firm, pale clay, marked by the steady, seasonal drainage of Cowpen Creek, which carves a narrow, winding path through the brush just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the land dips into the quiet shadows of Long Hollow, a natural basin that gathers the pale, golden light of late afternoon and holds it against the scrub oak and dry grasses. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau suggests a rugged elevation that contrasts with the humble, level terrain of the local fields.

Mustang Ridge maintains a character shaped by the steady expansion of the regional corridor, evolving from its agricultural roots into a point of transition for those moving between the wider plains and the growing hubs nearby. While the local economy hums with the practical rhythms of service and transit, the pace of life retains a deliberate stillness, punctuated by the occasional traveler seeking the shade of Easton Park Pocket Park_1 or the quiet solitude near the banks of the Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir. Residents often find their way toward the Onion Creek Trail, following the earth-worn paths that connect the modern grid to the ancient, enduring patterns of the land. In the quiet hours of the evening, the air cools rapidly, carrying the faint, dry scent of dust and cured grass that defines the atmosphere of this singular, inland stretch of Texas.

About This Mustang Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mustang Ridge, Texas. Coordinates: 30.051107, -97.701593. 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 Mustang Ridge includes the ZIP code (78719, 78747), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Travis County (Austin), and school district assignment (Del Valle 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.