Amistad Texas Map

About Amistad, Texas

Amistad is a locality in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 24. The population density is 6.1 people per km². Amistad is located at 29.5245°N, 101.1531°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Matamoros) timezone. ZIP code: 78840.

Amistad occupies a sun-bleached expanse where the arid air hums with the dry, insistent heat of the high desert. It lies 19.0 miles northwest of Del Rio, TX (from Del Rio, TX: bearing 306°T), and is situated 21.9 miles west-northwest of Val Verde Park. The landscape is defined by the stark, limestone-heavy terrain that defines the horizon, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau. Only a mile away, the Rio Grande carves a deliberate path through the earth, its presence marked by a thin, verdant ribbon of vegetation that contrasts sharply against the pale, scrub-dotted plains. A few miles to the north, Walk Lake gathers the light, its surface acting as a quiet, reflective mirror for the vast, unclouded sky that presses down upon the silent, sun-drenched geology of the region.

Amistad serves as the gateway to the Amistad National Recreation Area, a vast expanse that draws those seeking the solitude of limestone bluffs and the deep, shaded recesses of Box Canyon. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the stewardship of this expansive wilderness, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, shifting shadows cast across the brush. History here is written in the resilient character of a border-country life, where the intersection of cultures has fostered a quiet, enduring patience. In the golden light of late afternoon, the earth takes on a bruised, copper glow, revealing a rugged beauty that persists despite the harshness of the sun, grounding the daily lives of the inhabitants in a landscape that demands both respect and quiet observation.

About This Amistad Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amistad, Texas. Coordinates: 29.5245, -101.1531. 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 Amistad includes the ZIP code (78840), telephone area code (512, 830), county seat of Val Verde County (Del Rio), and school district assignment (Comstock 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.