De Kalb is a city in Bowie County, Texas, home to about 1,976 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 75559.
Homes sold for a median of $79 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)137 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX134 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of De Kalb; 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.
De Kalb had 1,527 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 748th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Bowie County grew from 26,676 residents in 1900 to 92,893 in 2020.
Bowie County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 52.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dekalb, TX weather station (2 miles away).
33,330 jobs at 2,273 businesses in Bowie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in De Kalb.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Dekalb ISD, Hubbard ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb ElDekalb | Pre-K–4 | 351 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Hubbard ISDDekalb | Pre-K–8 | 64 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| James L Germany MiddleDekalb | 5–8 | 270 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Dekalb H SDekalb | 9–12 | 277 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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