Dale is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. The settlement had a population of 500 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.

The population was 126 in 2010.

Although it is unincorporated, Dale has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78616.

Dale is located along Farm to Market Road 1854, approximately 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Lockhart in north-central Caldwell County. It is also located 16 mi (26 km) southwest of Bastrop and 32 mi (51 km) southeast of Austin.

Today the community is served by the Lockhart Independent School District.