Explore Laguna Heights, 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 Laguna Heights, 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 Laguna Heights.
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 | Laguna Heights |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Cameron County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.080078 |
| Longitude | -97.253864 |
| Population | 962 |
| Density | 2307.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78578 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Brownsville |
| School District | Point Isabel Independent School District |
Laguna Heights occupies a low, sun-bleached expanse where the brushy earth meets the salt-heavy air of the immediate coast. It lies 19.5 miles northeast of Brownsville, TX (from Brownsville, TX: bearing 51°T), and is situated 2.8 miles west of Port Isabel. The landscape is defined by a flat, scrub-dotted horizon, dominated by the subtle rise of Loma la Cuchilla, which serves as a solitary landmark against the vast, shifting sky. Nearby, the quiet waters of Laguna Larga mirror the intense, pale light of the afternoon, while the presence of Bejarano-McFarland Memorial County Park provides a sparse, open refuge for native flora and the occasional migratory bird. The atmosphere here is thin and dry, smelling of brine and parched soil, where the wind constant and unyielding—shapes the very character of the terrain.
Laguna Heights carries the weight of a border-country existence, a quiet place where the economy remains tied to the rhythms of the water and the seasonal movement of people. Fishermen and laborers watch the tides of the Port Isabel Side Channel, a vital artery for the region that connects the local life to the wider, deeper currents of the coast. Though the sprawling influence of the Rio Grande lies miles to the south, its historical shadow defines the bilingual, practical nature of the daily struggle and success found here. Beyond the modest dwellings, one can look toward the distant silhouette of Long Island, a reminder of the barrier geography that separates this place from the open sea. Life in Laguna Heights moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, shaped by the harsh sun and the enduring resilience of those who call this arid, coastal stretch their home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laguna Heights, Texas. Coordinates: 26.080078, -97.253864. 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 Laguna Heights includes the ZIP code (78578), telephone area code (830), county seat of Cameron County (Brownsville), and school district assignment (Point Isabel 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. |