Shallowater, Texas

About Shallowater

Shallowater, TX is a small town located in northwestern Texas, home to 2,972 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Shallowater is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,835 residents per square mile.

📰 Shallowater News Today

• Shallowater High School (TX) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 15
• City of Shallowater notified of elevated levels of uranium in drinking water KCBD · Apr 2
• Shallowater head basketball coach hospitalized after crash EverythingLubbock.com · Mar 7
• Danny Stephen Rhodes Obituary (2026) - Shallowater, TX - Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop, Inc. - Abernathy Legacy obituary · Aug 3
• Shallowater coach, family recovering after central Texas crash - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Lubbock Avalanche-Journal · Mar 7

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What Makes Shallowater Unique

• The only place in America named Shallowater — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Lubbock (11 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🏫 Schools in Shallowater

• LUBBOCK CO YOUTH CTR
• SHALLOWATER EL
• SHALLOWATER H S
• SHALLOWATER INT
• SHALLOWATER MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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