East Mountain

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East Mountain

Total population

958

Median home value

$196,900

15.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,375

East Mountain$64k

National$74k

Air quality index

79Moderate

Elevation131 m

Land area5.32 km²

Weather64°F · Clear

Coordinates32.59°, -94.86°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg Counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 899 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 797 tabulated in 2010.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for East Mountain, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Joe R. Lansdale

American novelist, short story writer, martial arts instructor (born 1951)

Lovie Smith

American football coach and player (born 1958)

Kelcy Warren

American businessperson and board member, Chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer

K

Kyle Mackey

American football player

R

Randy Turner

American singer (1949-2005)

S

Skip Butler

American football player

J

John Ben Shepperd

American politician

T

Tony Jeffery

American football player

M

Mike Gunter

American football player

B

Beto O'Byrne

multiethnic playwright based in Brooklyn, New York

D

Daylon Mack

American football nose tackle

R

Robyn Bernard

American actress (1959–2024)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Texas

• Clarksville City
  4.1 mi away · pop. 883
• Gilmer
  11.3 mi away · pop. 5,025
• Kilgore
  13.1 mi away · pop. 13,470
• Lake Cherokee
  19.7 mi away
• Hawkins
  20.1 mi away · pop. 1,876
• Holly Lake Ranch
  21.7 mi away
• Lone Star
  26 mi away
• Arp
  27.3 mi away · pop. 1,111
• Avinger
  27.9 mi away · pop. 351
• Hughes Springs
  31.4 mi away
• Lindale
  32.6 mi away
• Beckville
  33.3 mi away · pop. 690

Browse all places in Texas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about East Mountain

Armstrong Oil Directories

Armstrong Oil Dir · 1982

Scots-Irish Migration

Sue Patterson · 2015

Pathfinder Complete Guide to Mountain Biking Houston and East Texas

J. H. Snowden · 2003

Paleozoic geology of the Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma

East Texas State University. Geological Society · 1972

The Leonardian facies in W. Texas and S.E. New Mexico, and guidebook to the Glass Mountains, West Texas

David W. Cromwell · 1987

A Tribal Order

Shelagh Weir · 2007

Texas

Ann Heinrichs · 1999

Blacks in East Texas history

Bruce A. Glasrud · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 121 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 132 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 133 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 133 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 141 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 143 mi
• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Bunker Fire, Calhoun, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 148 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Garden Webworm Moth

Achyra rantalis

Seen 2026-09-25

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-09-24

climbing hempvine

Mikania scandens

Seen 2026-09-23

Vasey Grass

Paspalum urvillei

Seen 2026-09-21

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Seen 2026-09-20

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Seen 2026-09-19

Red-shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Seen 2026-09-18

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-27 18:15 UTC.