Fruitvale is a small city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.
Missouri Pacific Railroad in the center of the historic fruit-growing district of the Sabine River valley in northeastern Van Zandt County.
Its name was originally Bolen Switch, but it was changed around 1901 after a petition of local fruit growers, and a post office was established in 1903.
Fruitvale Independent School District serves the town for head start to 12th grade.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land.
Fruitvale has no police department so they are served by local Van Zandt County Sheriff's deputies.
Fruitvale is heavily Republican, like the rest of Van Zandt County and East Texas.