Do Norway rats live along Nolan Creek?

Norway rats commonly live along creeks, ditches and drainage. Homes near any creek can see them, especially after floods.

Will a provider come out to Nolanville?

Calls from Nolanville go to local providers working the Killeen and Harker Heights area. Give your street when you call.

Is a burrow by my slab a rat?

A hole two to four inches wide along a foundation, with smooth edges and a worn path, is often a Norway rat burrow. Have it checked before filling it.

A Norway rat facing the camera while eating at the edge of a pond.

Rodent Control in Nolanville, TX

A small city on I-14 east of Harker Heights, with Nolan Creek, older homes and new subdivisions.

Rodent help in Nolanville (254) 276-0111

Nolanville is a small city on Interstate 14 east of Harker Heights, about eight miles from I-35 in Belton. It incorporated in 1961 with about 200 residents and six businesses, grew in the late 1960s with the Killeen and Fort Hood expansion, and roughly doubled from 2,150 people in 2000 to 4,259 in 2010. Nolan Creek runs through town, and local schools are part of Killeen ISD.

Creek, fields and new houses

Nolanville mixes older homes near the original town with newer subdivisions on land that was farm and pasture. Norway rats like creek banks and drainage ways, and homes near Nolan Creek and its tributaries can see them in yards, sheds and garages. Field mice from surrounding land move into the newer houses, especially while new phases are being built.

Restaurants and businesses along the interstate produce food waste, and rats follow it toward the nearby streets.

Schools and a growing town

Nolanville's population was estimated at 5,879 in 2019, up from 4,259 in the 2010 census. Killeen ISD runs two elementary schools in town, Nolanville and Richard E. Cavazos. New subdivisions built on former farm and pasture land bring the usual first-year mouse problems, especially in garages. Check the garage door seal and weep holes on a new house in the first few months, and ask your builder whether any gaps are covered under warranty. Older homes near the original town center more often need work under the floor and around old plumbing.

What to ask for

Ask the technician to check for burrows along the foundation and near sheds, and to look at the garage door seal and weep holes. For homes next to creeks or fields, sealing matters more than trapping. If heavy rain floods the creek, expect a short spike in rats looking for higher ground. Our seasonal rodent problems article covers that pattern.

Nolanville rodent questions

Do Norway rats live along Nolan Creek?: Norway rats commonly live along creeks, ditches and drainage. Homes near any creek can see them, especially after floods.
Will a provider come out to Nolanville?: Calls from Nolanville go to local providers working the Killeen and Harker Heights area. Give your street when you call.
Is a burrow by my slab a rat?: A hole two to four inches wide along a foundation, with smooth edges and a worn path, is often a Norway rat burrow. Have it checked before filling it.