E. Lopez Texas Map

About E. Lopez, Texas

E. Lopez is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 2500.5 people per km². E. Lopez is located at 26.3087°N, 98.6379°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

E. Lopez occupies a stretch of sun-bleached expanse where the low-lying plains surrender to the persistent, scrub-hardened brush of the interior. It lies 12.3 miles east-southeast of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 113°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-northwest of Sullivan City. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant silhouette of Gongora Hill, which marks the edge of the visible world in a faint, hazy blue. Nearby, Salado Creek carves a shallow, winding path through the soil, offering a ribbon of verdant contrast to the otherwise uniform palette of ochre and dust. The air here holds a dry, singular clarity, particularly in the hours before dusk when the light flattens against the earth and renders the shadows of the mesquite trees long and impossibly sharp.

E. Lopez retains the quiet, deliberate pace of a place defined by its proximity to the land and the shifting demands of the border-country economy. Agriculture and the subtle commerce of the brush country sustain the rhythm of the days, while the nearby Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge serves as a silent sanctuary for the migratory life that passes through this interior corridor. Residents move with an awareness of the seasons, acknowledging the presence of La Joya Lake, which sits far enough away to remain a quiet anchor for the region’s sparse hydrology. Life here is measured by the resilience of the hardy flora and the steady, unsentimental endurance of those who have organized their lives around the cycles of the sun and the soil.

About This E. Lopez Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of E. Lopez, Texas. Coordinates: 26.3087, -98.6379. 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 E. Lopez 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.