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Scottsville
Texas›Harrison County

ScottsvilleTX

A town of 341, settled in 1840.

Mimosa Hall · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Scottsville

Scottsville, TX · Mimosa Hall · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Scottsville a good place to live?

34% of residents live below the poverty line in Scottsville, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Scottsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

341 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Scottsville: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Scottsville, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerSWEPCO12.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLeigh Wsc-RuralNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Scottsville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMarshall Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHarrison County Early Voting ClerkHarrison County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7567275672 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Scottsville.

Work & commute

Most of Scottsville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Scottsville for work: only 0% work in town. At $37,000, Scottsville’s median household income is below both the Texas town median ($69,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Scottsville’s average trip to work is 28 minutes.

0%work in town
ScottsvilleTexas townsU.S. towns
Median household income$37,000$69,000$80,000
Average trip to work28 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Scottsville0%
Marshall30%
Longview13%
Houston5%
Tyler4%
27 mi
median commute distance
15
jobs based in Scottsville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Scottsville

Scottsville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Scottsville is 93°F.

94°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–59°
Spring54–76°
Summer72–92°
Fall55–78°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 20
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Scottsville is

Scottsville beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 44% of Scottsville adults have obesity.

ScottsvilleTexas townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)44%37%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)43%39%36%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%13%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)41%35%35%
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better15 too close to call14 worse
What stands outScottsvilleTX
Fewer uninsured adults15.9%19.1%
More adults treating high blood pressure77.4%74.1%
More adults who have had a stroke4.6%3.2%
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport
In Shreveport · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Scottsville

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Scottsville

16pages on Scottsville
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Scottsville

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Scottsville for work

Where Scottsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Marshall Marshall 30% 13% → Longview Longview 13% 5% → Houston Houston 5% 4% → Tyler Tyler 4% 2% → Jefferson Jefferson 2% 2% → Kilgore Kilgore 2% Scottsville · 0% stay
15jobs based in Scottsville
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Scottsville

City in Texas, United States

Scottsville is a city in Harrison County, Texas, United States. The population was 376 at the 2010 census, up from 263 at the 2000 census. Scottsville's population in 2020 decreased to 334.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1840
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
410 ft
ZIP code
75688

Questions about Scottsville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Scottsville, TX a good place to live?

Scottsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.