Explore Plainview, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plainview, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Plainview.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Plainview |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Jones County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.191119 |
| Longitude | -101.723501 |
| Population | 20,187 |
| Density | 560.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 75961, 77455, 79072 |
| Area Code | 281, 806 |
| County Seat | Anson |
| School District | Plainview Independent School District |
Plainview emerges from the expansive horizon of the high plains as a collection of structures anchored firmly to the level, fertile earth. It lies 31.5 miles north-northwest of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 336°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-northwest of Anson. The sky here possesses a vastness that humbles the architecture, casting a clear, unfiltered light that intensifies the color of the wheat fields and the long shadows cast by the irrigation pivots. Skinout Creek winds its way through the nearby topography, a subtle depression in the landscape that offers a quiet contrast to the relentless flatness of the surrounding prairie. To the west, the distant silhouette of Flat Top Mountain provides a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise unbroken skyline, while the stillness of Anson North Lake remains a modest, reflective presence just beyond the edge of the grid.
Agricultural enterprise defines the rhythm of Plainview, where the labor of harvesting and the cycles of the commodity markets dictate the pulse of daily life. Established by settlers who recognized the potential of the deep soil, the economy remains rooted in the productivity of the land, supported by a heritage of resilience that persists in the quiet determination of its residents. The presence of Wayland Baptist University adds a distinct intellectual and social layer to the locality, fostering a sense of community that extends ten miles out toward Unknown Park, where the natural vegetation offers a brief respite from the orderly rows of crops. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, shaped by the seasonal shifts in the wind and the enduring character of a people who have long adapted to the demands of this open, inland expanse.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plainview, Texas. Coordinates: 34.191119, -101.723501. 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 Plainview includes the ZIP code (75961, 77455, 79072), telephone area code (281, 806), county seat of Jones County (Anson), and school district assignment (Plainview Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |