Havana Texas Map

About Havana, Texas

Havana is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 361. The population density is 172.1 people per km². Havana is located at 26.2451°N, 98.5095°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78560.

Havana sits upon a flat, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and pale against a sky that seems to hold the heat of the earth in suspension. It lies 8.6 miles west of Palmview, TX (from Palmview, TX: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of La Homa. The landscape is defined by the heavy, silt-rich soil of the alluvial plain, where the quiet presence of the Rio Grande pulls a ribbon of dark, lush vegetation through the otherwise arid scrubland. Nearby, the still, glassy surface of La Joya Lake reflects the shifting light of the afternoon, acting as a focal point for the migratory birds that pass through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Here, the air is thick with the scent of dry earth and ripening fruit, a stillness that is only broken by the occasional rustle of mesquite leaves or the distant, rhythmic hum of irrigation pumps.

Havana carries the quiet weight of a border-country heritage, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of agriculture and the movement of goods across a landscape that has seen generations of labor and transition. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the sun and the seasonal harvest, creating a culture that is deeply bilingual and resilient, shaped by the interplay of families who have worked these fields for decades. While the Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park Trail lies miles to the east, the spirit of the land is best understood in the local fields, where the rows of crops disappear into the shimmering heat haze. Havana endures as a place of modest scale and steady purpose, where the history of the region is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of work and the way the light softens over the fields as the day recedes into a deep, indigo dusk.

About This Havana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Havana, Texas. Coordinates: 26.245072, -98.509466. 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 Havana includes the ZIP code (78560), telephone area code (830), county seat of Hidalgo County (Edinburg), and school district assignment (La Joya 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.