Amada Acres Texas Map

About Amada Acres, Texas

Amada Acres is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 423.6 people per km². Amada Acres is located at 26.3433°N, 98.7393°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Amada Acres rests upon a flat, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a relentless sky. It lies 5.6 miles east-southeast of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 117°T), and is situated 2.7 miles east-southeast of Las Lomas. The earth here is a mosaic of parched silt and stubborn scrub, defined primarily by the proximity of the Rio Grande, which carves a dark, verdant ribbon through the arid brush just one mile from the center of the settlement. To the northwest, the distant silhouette of Gongora Hill provides a singular, jagged interruption to the otherwise unbroken plains, while the air carries the dry, metallic scent of heated clay. During the golden hour, the light flattens into a pale amber, softening the harsh edges of the mesquite and casting long, skeletal shadows that seem to anchor the land to the earth with quiet, inevitable gravity.

History in Amada Acres is written in the language of irrigation ditches and the slow, deliberate expansion of agricultural plots that characterize the local economy. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge serves as a vital anchor for the surrounding ecosystem, protecting the dense thickets that sustain migratory birds and shy mammals against the encroachment of modern development. While La Joya Lake sits sixteen miles away, its influence is felt in the subtle shifts of groundwater that allow for the cultivation of citrus and row crops, the lifeblood of the region’s long-standing labor tradition. Daily life moves with the measured cadence of the seasons, a persistent, bilingual rhythm where the past—marked by ranching legacies and border-country commerce—remains as present as the heat that shimmers above the asphalt at noon.

About This Amada Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amada Acres, Texas. Coordinates: 26.3433, -98.7393. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Amada Acres includes the ZIP code (78582), telephone area code (830), county seat of Starr County (Rio Grande City), and school district assignment (Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.