Pecan Hill Texas Map

About Pecan Hill, Texas

Pecan Hill is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 735. The population density is 133.4 people per km². Pecan Hill is located at 32.4865°N, 96.7858°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pecan Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75154.

Pecan Hill claims a quiet expanse of North Texas prairie where the earth shifts between stubborn clay and deep, dark loam. It lies 2.4 miles south-southeast of Red Oak, TX (from Red Oak, TX: bearing 153°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southeast of DeSoto. Red Oak Creek marks the eastern boundary of the land, carving a shallow, persistent vein through the soil that sustains the namesake trees along its banks. To the west, the horizon holds the faint, bruised silhouette of Rainbow Ridge, a jagged line that anchors the sky during the long, gold-heavy hours of late afternoon. Two miles to the north, the waters of Lake Clopton pull the light into a flat, silver mirror, while the nearby Cherry Creek Nature Preserve offers a preserved silence where the native grasses grow tall and undisturbed by the plow.

Pecan Hill emerged from the hard work of agrarian settlers who recognized the fertility of these plains, building an economy rooted in the cyclical yield of crops and the steady patience of ranching. Life here moves in sync with the seasonal heat, a rhythm dictated more by the arrival of autumn rains than by the frantic pace of the distant urban centers. The local character remains defined by a legacy of self-reliance, where the small-scale commerce of the district reflects a pragmatic, grounded existence. Residents often gather near the creek or venture toward the wooded edges of the preserve, keeping a steady hand on the traditions that have held the community together since its earliest days of cultivation.

About This Pecan Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pecan Hill, Texas. Coordinates: 32.486528, -96.78583. 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 Pecan Hill includes the ZIP code (75154), telephone area code (214, 469), county seat of Ellis County (Waxahachie), and school district assignment (Red Oak 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.