Welcome to Flats ...

Flats is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Flats is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Flats: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Flats ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Flats - they are located in Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Flats ...

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

Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canton
- From Flats to Canton
Wills Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills Point is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wills Point <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wills Point
- From Flats to Wills Point
Grand Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Saline
- From Flats to Grand Saline
West Tawakoni
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edgewood
- From Flats to Edgewood
Quinlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quinlan is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <4>
Emory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emory
- From Flats to Emory
East Tawakoni
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Point is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Point
- From Flats to Point
Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>

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 Flats. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flats.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flats. 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 Flats.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flats ...

Looking for more information about Flats? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Flats, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Flats.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flats - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Flats area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Flats area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.