Montalba, Texas

Montalba
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°52′36″N95°43′58″W / 31.87667°N 95.73278°W / 31.87667; -95.73278
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Anderson
Elevation	427 ft (130 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	75853
Area code(s)	903, 430
GNIS feature ID	1363057 [1]

Montalba is an unincorporated community in central Anderson County, Texas, United States. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 809 in 2019. ^[2] It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Although Montalba is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 75853. ^[3]

Geography

Montalba lies along Texas State Highway 19, 10 mi (16 km) northwest of the city of Palestine, the county seat of Anderson County in the north central part of the county. ^[4]

Education

Today the community is served by the Palestine Independent School District.

Notable person

Elton Bomer, formerly state representative and Texas Secretary of State, resides in Montalba.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montalba, Texas
2. Montalba, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
3. "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA, population". www.zipinfo.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 100.