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Welcome to Flat ...

Flat is located

Flat is located in Coryell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Flat is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Flat lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Flat: 254

The ZIP code for Flat: 76526<3>

Communities Also Named Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Flat - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat.

Communities near Flat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flat.

  • Killeen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harker Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Belton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nolanville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • McGregor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Crawford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Gates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flat. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Flat.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat ...

Looking for more information about Flat? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Flat, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Flat.

Adding Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flat in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Flat post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Flat). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Flat or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/