Linn Texas Map

About Linn, Texas

Linn is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 733. The population density is 5.8 people per km². Linn is located at 26.5601°N, 98.1220°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78563.

Linn occupies a vast, sun-drenched expanse where the brush country stretches toward a horizon that seems to hold its breath under the weight of an immense, cloudless sky. It lies 18.0 miles north of Edinburg, TX (from Edinburg, TX: bearing 8°T), and is situated 14.7 miles north of Doolittle. The landscape is defined by the resilience of thorny scrub and mesquite, a terrain that offers a stark, quiet beauty when the late afternoon light turns the dust to a fine, golden powder. Only four miles away, the singular presence of Sal del Ray punctuates the flat earth, a reminder of the ancient, mineral-rich basins that characterize this inland territory. Further afield, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Divisadero, while the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary for the native fauna that move through the heavy, dry heat of the day.

Linn serves as a quiet anchor for the ranching families and agricultural workers who have long understood the rhythm of this soil, where the economy remains tethered to the land and the seasonal cycles of the plains. To the north, the Main Branch Northeast Canal cuts a functional line through the countryside, a testament to the engineering required to sustain life in a place where water is a precious, measured resource. The culture here is a blend of endurance and independence, shaped by the proximity of Los Machos Pasture and the sprawling, quiet cattle operations that define the local pace. Life in Linn unfolds with a deliberate, steady cadence, unbothered by the frantic pulse of the outside world, favoring the slow accumulation of hours spent working the fence lines or watching the shadows grow long across the scrub.

About This Linn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linn, Texas. Coordinates: 26.560063, -98.121952. 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 Linn includes the ZIP code (78563), telephone area code (830), county seat of Hidalgo County (Edinburg), and school district assignment (Edinburg Consolidated 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.