Los Angeles Texas Map

About Los Angeles, Texas

Los Angeles is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 108. The population density is 276.2 people per km². Los Angeles is located at 26.4948°N, 97.7863°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78563, 78021, 78580.

Los Angeles endures as a patch of sun-bleached earth where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising against a sky of pale, brilliant blue. It lies 19.2 miles north of Edinburg, TX (from Edinburg, TX: bearing 4°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north of Doolittle. The terrain here relies on the subtle geometry of the brush, where scrub and mesquite define the perimeter of life, and the distant silhouette of Quiteria Hill provides the only vertical interruption to an otherwise unbroken plain. Moisture is a rare and precious currency in this landscape, gathered occasionally in the basin of Los Angeles known as Los Machos Pasture, or drawn toward the quiet, low-lying basin of Sal del Ray six miles to the north. When the sun retreats, the air loses its searing edge, leaving behind a stillness that settles over the dry soil like a fine, cooling powder.

Agriculture and the quiet persistence of ranching provide the pulse of Los Angeles, grounding a local economy that has long favored the resilience of the land over the clamor of modern industry. The influence of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge acts as a silent guardian for the regional ecology, preserving the native thickets that have held this ground since the first settlers arrived to work the dust. While Vargas Creek flows fourteen miles away, its presence is felt in the deep, dormant memory of the soil, which retains the imprint of long-dry seasons and sudden, violent rains. Life here moves with the measured pace of those who understand the temperament of the brush, a place where the passage of time is marked not by clocks, but by the slow, rhythmic deepening of the shadows across the scrubland.

About This Los Angeles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Los Angeles, Texas. Coordinates: 26.494764, -97.786319. 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 Los Angeles includes the ZIP code (78563, 78021, 78580), telephone area code (210, 726, 830), county seat of Hidalgo County (Edinburg), and school district assignment (Raymondville 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.