Evergreen Texas Map

About Evergreen, Texas

Evergreen is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 2808.0 people per km². Evergreen is located at 26.4249°N, 99.0242°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78542, 78538, 77331.

Evergreen rises from the flat, scrub-brushed plains as a study in persistent survival, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole each evening. It lies 7.1 miles east-northeast of Edinburg, TX (from Edinburg, TX: bearing 69°T), and is situated 6.6 miles northeast of Murillo. Sunlight here possesses a distinct, syrupy quality, gilding the dry grasses and the low, thorny thickets that define the immediate landscape. Only eleven miles to the northwest, the modest elevation of Sunrise Hill breaks the monotony of the ground, offering a singular point of reference in an otherwise level expanse. The air feels heavy with the scent of sun-baked earth and sage, a quiet atmosphere that persists even as the Santa Cruz Canal snakes its way through the brush just two miles from the center of town.

Evergreen maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the agricultural rhythms that have long dictated the economy of this inland stretch. The proximity of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, just two miles away, preserves a corridor of native habitat that serves as a reminder of the land’s original, untamed state. Locals often look toward Delta Lake 1, seven miles distant, when the heat of the afternoon demands a reprieve from the relentless dry warmth. Life in Evergreen remains quiet and unadorned, defined by the steady work of those who tend the fields and the subtle, shifting shadows that mark the slow passage of the day across the prairie.

About This Evergreen Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Evergreen, Texas. Coordinates: 26.424857, -99.024168. 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 Evergreen includes the ZIP code (78542, 78538, 77331), telephone area code (713, 832, 830), county seat of Hidalgo County (Edinburg), 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.