Oak Ridge Texas Map

About Oak Ridge, Texas

Oak Ridge is a locality in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 242. The population density is 826.9 people per km². Oak Ridge is located at 33.6481°N, 97.0385°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Ridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75161, 76240, 75961.

Oak Ridge emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the Texas interior, defined by the quiet persistence of the Anthony Branch as it carves a thin, life-giving ribbon through the dry earth. It lies 5.5 miles south of Terrell, TX (from Terrell, TX: bearing 172°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-northeast of Kaufman. The landscape around Oak Ridge is a study in muted earth tones, where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed, interrupted only by the distant, soft silhouette of Breezy Hill rising to the west. Broad skies press down upon the land, casting a long, amber light that turns the local grasses to brittle gold during the final hours of the afternoon. Two miles away, the quiet grounds of Kings Creek Park offer a refuge of shade and stillness, while the waters of Kaufman Lake sit four miles out, reflecting the sky like a polished, heavy mirror held against the prairie floor.

History in Oak Ridge is measured by the steady endurance of the land and the generations who have worked the soil, adapting to a climate that demands both patience and grit. The economy remains anchored to the rhythms of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that keeps the local pulse steady, favoring a deliberate, unadorned way of life over the frantic pace of the larger metropolitan centers. Residents here recognize the subtle shifts in the seasonal heat and the way the wind carries the scent of dry dust and cured hay across the open fields. Life in Oak Ridge proceeds with a certain gravity, grounded in the straightforward tasks of the day and a quiet respect for the geography that dictates the boundaries of their world.

About This Oak Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Ridge, Texas. Coordinates: 33.648122, -97.038507. 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 Oak Ridge includes the ZIP code (75161, 76240, 75961), telephone area code (903, 214, 469), county seat of Kaufman County (Kaufman), and school district assignment (Callisburg 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.