Explore Flor del Rio, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Flor del Rio, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Flor del Rio.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Flor del Rio |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Starr County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.4013 |
| Longitude | -98.9015 |
| Population | 101 |
| Density | 2599.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78582 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Rio Grande City |
| School District | Roma Independent School District |
Flor del Rio emerges from the sun-bleached plains as a modest gathering of structures defined by the persistent, dry heat of the brush country. It lies 5.2 miles west-northwest of Rio Grande City, TX (from Rio Grande City, TX: bearing 286°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Roma. The horizon is punctuated by the steady, low-slung silhouette of Gongora Hill, which stands as a silent sentinel over the scrub and mesquite that dominate the surrounding terrain. Two miles to the west, the Rio Grande carves a persistent path through the earth, its presence felt in the sudden, verdant intensity of the riparian corridor that cuts across the otherwise muted palette of sage and ochre. The landscape transitions toward the drainage of Arroyo los Morenos, where the ground dips into shallow, sun-baked channels that hold the memory of infrequent rains long after the clouds have vanished.
Flor del Rio maintains a quiet economy tethered to the rhythms of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants, who have long looked toward the nearby Garceno Park for a deeper connection to the native flora and fauna. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of Falcon Reservoir, which provides a vast, shimmering anchor to the regional climate eighteen miles away. The architecture of the locality reflects a history of survival in a harsh, beautiful environment, where the light at dusk turns the dusty air into a fine, golden veil that softens the edges of every fence line and rooftop. This border-country existence balances the pragmatic demands of agriculture with a distinct, bilingual heritage that echoes in the quiet conversations held on porches as the evening shadows stretch long across the hardened soil.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flor del Rio, Texas. Coordinates: 26.4013, -98.9015. 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 Flor del Rio 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).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |