Texas is a charter township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, home to about 18,226 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49009, 49071 and 49087.
Homes sold for a median of $181 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Oshtemo; part is in Texas
Mostly Antwerp; part is in Texas
Mostly Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County); part is in Texas
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Texas. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)45 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL105 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Texas; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Texas had 17,691 residents in the 2020 census, up 62% since 2000.
It’s the 112th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Kalamazoo County grew from 44,310 residents in 1900 to 261,670 in 2020.
Kalamazoo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kalamazoo Battle Ck Intl Ap, MI weather station (8 miles away).
114,065 jobs at 5,704 businesses in Kalamazoo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
720 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Texas’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 73 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 35 |
| Dentists | 31 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 96 |
| Mental health providers | 288 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 167 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 20 |
| Pharmacies | 22 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Plainwell Community Schools, Mattawan Consolidated School, Kalamazoo Public Schools and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary SchoolKalamazoo | Pre-K–5 | 288 | Public | 10.0 mi |
| Mattawan Early Elem SchoolMattawan | Pre-K–2 | 703 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolKalamazoo | Pre-K–5 | 449 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Schoolcraft Elementary SchoolSchoolcraft | Pre-K–6 | 583 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Alamo Elementary SchoolKalamazoo | K–5 | 287 | Public | 9.9 mi |
| Mattawan Early Childhood Education CenterMattawan | K | 85 | Public | 4.8 mi |
| Mattawan Later Elem SchoolMattawan | 3–5 | 808 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Boys To Men Group HomeKalamazoo | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 5.0 mi |
| Mattawan Middle SchoolMattawan | 6–8 | 823 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Schoolcraft High SchoolSchoolcraft | 7–12 | 502 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Youth Advancement AcademyKalamazoo | 7–12 | 19 | Charter, Alternative Education | 1.9 mi |
| Mattawan High SchoolMattawan | 9–12 | 1,126 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Christian AcademyKalamazoo | Pre-K–12 | 212 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.2 mi |
| Kalamazoo Christian Elementary SchoolKalamazoo | Pre-K–4 | 460 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.0 mi |
| Kalamazoo Christian Middle SchoolKalamazoo | 5–8 | 333 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Oshtemo, Antwerp, Cooper, Schoolcraft Township (Kalamazoo County), Alamo, Prairie Ronde, Kalamazoo City, Almena, Portage and Porter Township (Van Buren County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.