Located northeast of Tyler in Smith County on U.S. Highway 69 is the City of Lindale. Lindale uses Exit 556 from Interstate 20, while Texas Highway 16 runs through downtown in an east-west alignment. To the north of Lindale is the City of Mineola.
Lindale had an estimated population of about 6,000 residents in 2020. It is assigned Zip Code 75771, and uses Area Code 903.
Lindale was designated as a “Music Friendly Community” in 2018 by the Texas Music Office.
One of Lindale’s most well-known natives is Grammy-award winning country music singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert.
Throughout the year, Lindale residents enjoy a wide variety of fun events and recreational opportunities, ranging from a championship rodeo to community parades, golf tourneys, community banquets/galas and live theatre productions. Always popular is the Piney Woods Wine Festival in the spring. In addition, the community has numerous organized sports teams for youth and adults.