Sumner Texas Map

About Sumner, Texas

Sumner is a locality in Lamar County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Sumner is located at 33.7404°N, 95.6730°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75486.

Sumner rests in the rolling countryside of Northeast Texas, where the land unfurls in broad, green strokes under a sky that can shift from a startling, clear blue to the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 48.7 miles north-north-east of Greenville, TX (from Greenville, TX: bearing 31°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Paris. The terrain here is characterized by gently sloping hills, softened by decades of cultivation and punctuated by stands of oak, pine, and elm that offer shade and a sense of enduring quiet. Creeks, often a murmur rather than a roar, thread through the landscape, their banks lined with wild grasses and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, mingled with the sweet, dry perfume of hayfields in the summer sun. The history of Sumner is interwoven with the agricultural pulse of Lamar County, a place that has long drawn its sustenance from the rich soil. Cotton was once king, its white bolls a familiar sight across the fields, and remnants of that era can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the scattered, almost forgotten, farmsteads. Today, the local economy continues to lean on the land, with cattle ranching and crop farming providing livelihoods for many. The distinctive character of Sumner lies in its unpretentious persistence, a quiet resilience found in the steady hum of tractors and the friendly nods of neighbors. It’s a place where the past is not so much a relic as a foundation, supporting the ongoing rhythm of rural life.

About This Sumner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sumner, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.740381, -95.673017. 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 Sumner and Lamar County.

Detailed location data for Sumner includes the ZIP code (75486), telephone area code (972, 469), county seat of Lamar County (Paris), 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 Sumner is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.