Explore Benjamin Perez, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Benjamin Perez |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Starr County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.406 |
| Longitude | -98.8997 |
| Population | 29 |
| Density | 533.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Rio Grande City |
| School District | Roma Independent School District |
Benjamin Perez emerges from the sun-bleached expanse of the South Texas plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled across the sky. It lies 5.2 miles west-northwest of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 290°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east of Roma. The land here holds a profound, dusty silence, punctuated only by the low, rhythmic sigh of wind moving through dry scrub brush and mesquite. To the west, the silhouette of Gongora Hill breaks the flatness, a solitary rise that seems to anchor the wandering earth. Two miles away, the Rio Grande carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the silt, while the broader, deeper stillness of Falcon Reservoir lies eighteen miles to the north, offering a rare, expansive mirror to the fierce, relentless light.
Economic life in Benjamin Perez remains tethered to the stubborn vitality of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who work it. The nearby Arroyo los Morenos serves as a seasonal reminder of the region’s thirst, cutting through the terrain where the local character is defined by a bilingual, cross-generational dedication to the land. Residents find a particular, stark beauty in the amber glow of late afternoon, when the heat relents and the shadows of Garceno Park lengthen across the arid ground. Life moves with a deliberate pace, unforced and measured, reflecting a culture that values the steady labor of the ranch and the quiet resilience required to thrive in a landscape that neither asks for nor offers easy comfort.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benjamin Perez, Texas. Coordinates: 26.406, -98.8997. 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 Benjamin Perez includes the ZIP code (78582), telephone area code (830), county seat of Starr County (Rio Grande City), and school district assignment (Roma 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |