Camargito Texas Map

About Camargito, Texas

Camargito is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 324. The population density is 1690.5 people per km². Camargito is located at 26.3451°N, 98.7387°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Camargito emerges from the sun-bleached expanse of the brush country, a place where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to press heavy with heat. It lies 5.6 miles east-southeast of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 115°T), and is situated 2.6 miles east-southeast of Las Lomas. The landscape here is defined by the dense, scrubby thickets and pale, dusty earth that characterize the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses the land right up to the edges of the settlement. Scarcely a mile away, the Rio Grande carves a sluggish, silt-heavy path through the plains, its presence marked by a thin, jagged line of deeper green vegetation that defies the pervasive thirst of the surrounding soil. During the long, shimmering afternoons, the light turns a bruised, metallic gold, casting long shadows from the twisted mesquite and prickly pear that manage to thrive in the baking heat.

Camargito maintains a quiet, deliberate pace, anchored by the cycles of the earth and the enduring legacy of those who first cleared the thorny scrub to establish a foothold in this arid territory. The local economy persists through the rhythm of small-scale agriculture and the steady, patient work of regional ranching, occupations that have shaped the character of the residents for generations. While the distant silhouette of Gongora Hill provides a faint, hazy reference point to the north, life here remains tethered to the immediate concerns of the soil and the seasonal shifts in the brush. Residents often travel toward La Joya Lake for a reprieve from the relentless sun, finding in its expanse a singular, cooling contrast to the dry, persistent dust that settles on every windowsill and porch in Camargito.

About This Camargito Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Camargito, Texas. Coordinates: 26.3451, -98.7387. 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 Camargito 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.