Smiley, Texas

Smiley, Texas
Location of Smiley, Texas
Coordinates: 29°16′17″N 97°38′15″W / 29.27139°N 97.63750°W / 29.27139; -97.63750
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGonzales
Area
  Total
0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
  Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
475
  Density1,094.05/sq mi (422.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78159
Area code830
FIPS code48-68300
GNIS feature ID2411910
Websitehttps://smileytx.com/

Smiley is a city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census, down from 549 at the 2010 census. Smiley was established in the early 1870s, when trader and sheepherder John Smiley settled by a long narrow lake that became known as Smiley's, Smileys, or Smiley Lake.

The city is served by the Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District.