Valley View Texas Map

About Valley View, Texas

Valley View is a locality in Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 737. The population density is 118.9 people per km². Valley View is located at 33.4771°N, 97.1567°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Valley View is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75645, 78132, 76367.

Valley View occupies a quiet stretch of land where the horizon holds the heat of the day in a long, shimmering exhale. It lies 16.8 miles north-northwest of Longview, TX (from Longview, TX: bearing 344°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Gilmer. The terrain here is defined by a slow, deliberate cadence of open fields and scrub-oak thickets that give way to the subtle elevation of Camp Mountain to the north. A mile to the west, the thin, winding ribbon of Gum Creek cuts a vein through the soil, its presence marked by the denser, darker green of willows and persistent grasses. Seven miles out, the still surface of Ferguson Lake acts as a mirror for the wide, cloud-swept sky, while the distant, shadowed depression of Coal Mine Hollow hints at the deeper, forgotten contours of the earth. In the amber light of late afternoon, the dust kicked up by the wind settles into the creases of the plain, turning the world a soft, muted gold that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passing of time.

Valley View carries the weight of a history rooted in the hard, unyielding labor of the soil and the persistent growth of the north Texas interior. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the steady, quiet expansion of regional commerce, reflecting a life lived in accordance with the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the city. Residents often look toward the wider reaches of the county for recreation, occasionally venturing out to the grounds of Gilmer City Park to find space under the trees. There is a particular clarity to the air here, a sharpness that comes when the humidity breaks and the temperature drops, revealing the stark, honest architecture of the plains. Life in Valley View moves with a gravity of its own, defined by the people who work the land and the quiet, persistent pulse of a place that prefers to be known by its own steady measure.

About This Valley View Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Valley View, Texas. Coordinates: 33.477139, -97.156696. 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 Valley View includes the ZIP code (75645, 78132, 76367), telephone area code (817), county seat of Upshur County (Gilmer), and school district assignment (Valley View 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.