Petty Texas Map

About Petty, Texas

Petty is a locality in Lamar County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 213. The population density is 103.9 people per km². Petty is located at 33.6026°N, 95.8100°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75470.

Petty, Texas, unfolds across a gentle landscape of rolling plains, where the sun often hangs in a vast, pale sky, casting long shadows across the checkerboard of fields. It lies 36.5 miles north-north-east of Greenville, TX (from Greenville, TX: bearing 28°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-north-east of Honey Grove. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a subtle perfume that deepens with the coming of evening. Scattered farmsteads dot the horizon, their white roofs gleaming like scattered pearls against the muted greens and golds of cultivated land and the wilder, untamed brush that fringes the edges. The terrain itself is forgiving, a soft undulation that suggests a history of patient cultivation, where the land has been coaxed rather than conquered. The story of Petty is deeply entwined with the rich soil and the spirit of agriculture that has sustained Lamar County for generations. This is a place where cotton once bloomed in profusion, its white bolls like ephemeral snow against the summer heat, and where cattle have long grazed on the open pastures. The local economy, while diversified now, still echoes with the quiet hum of farm machinery and the steady rhythm of the seasons dictating the pace of life. The distinct character of Petty is found not in grand monuments, but in the enduring strength of its people and the shared memory of a simpler time, a quiet resilience etched into the very fabric of its being.

About This Petty Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Petty, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.602604, -95.809965. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Petty and Lamar County.

Detailed location data for Petty includes the ZIP code (79373), telephone area code (806, 972, 469), county seat of Lamar County (Paris), and school district assignment (Chisum Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Petty is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.