Rainbow Texas Map

About Rainbow, Texas

Rainbow is a locality in Somervell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Rainbow is located at 32.2654°N, 97.7142°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76077.

Rainbow lies in a landscape of rolling hills, where the dry grasses of the Texas prairie meet the scrubby resilience of mesquite trees. It lies 20.0 miles west-south-west of Cleburne, TX (from Cleburne, TX: bearing 254°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-east of Glen Rose. The land here breathes a quiet, dusty heat, especially in the long afternoons when the sun bleeds gold across the horizon, softening the hard edges of the terrain. The sky, a vast, unblemished canvas, stretches endlessly, broken only by the occasional hawk circling on unseen currents. The very air seems to carry the scent of dry earth and distant livestock, a scent that clings to everything, imbuing the place with a palpable sense of its enduring, sun-baked character. Though its origins are humble, Rainbow once pulsed with the lifeblood of agriculture, its fields yielding cotton and grain under the relentless Texas sun. The echoes of that past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the old farmhouses that dot the countryside. Today, the economy of Rainbow has shifted, its rhythm dictated by a more dispersed pattern of livelihoods, with many residents commuting to larger centers for work, while others tend to the land in a more modern, less demanding fashion. Yet, a distinct local character persists, a resilience born from generations who understood the land's unforgiving beauty and the quiet strength required to thrive within it.

About This Rainbow Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Rainbow, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Rainbow and Somervell County.

Detailed location data for Rainbow includes the ZIP code (76077), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Somervell County (Glen Rose), and school district assignment. 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 Rainbow is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.