Los Ebanos Texas Map

About Los Ebanos, Texas

Los Ebanos is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 281. The population density is 718.9 people per km². Los Ebanos is located at 26.2434°N, 98.5617°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78582.

Los Ebanos lies stretched along the southern banks of the Rio Grande, a place where the air hangs heavy with the scent of mesquite and the relentless sun bleaches the landscape to a palette of ochre and pale green. It lies 14.8 miles west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 277°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-west of Salida del Sol Estates. The terrain here is a gentle, almost imperceptible slope towards the great river, a subtle southward tilt that guides everything, from the scattered ranch homes to the slow, deliberate flow of the water itself. Brush country, dense and spiny, crowds the edges of cultivated fields, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in. Even in the midday heat, there's a stillness, a quietude that seems to absorb sound, broken only by the distant hum of an irrigation pump or the occasional call of a hawk circling high above. The light, especially as it begins its descent, casts long, soft shadows, transforming the familiar scrub into something more mysterious, more ancient. This sliver of Hidalgo County carries the echoes of a borderland history, shaped by the ebb and flow of both nations and the persistent agriculture that has long been its lifeblood. For generations, the fertile soil, nourished by the river, has yielded cotton, sorghum, and citrus, a testament to the resilience of those who coaxed life from this arid earth. Los Ebanos, like many places along this vital artery, has always been a crossing, a point of connection, a place where the rhythm of life is intimately tied to the fortunes of the land and the distant pulse of larger economies. The ferry, a simple, enduring link to the Mexican side, continues to be a distinctive feature, a quiet symbol of the enduring ties that bind these two worlds, a daily reminder of the unique character forged by proximity and shared existence.

About This Los Ebanos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Los Ebanos, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 26.243405, -98.561688. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Los Ebanos and Hidalgo County.

Detailed location data for Los Ebanos includes the ZIP code (78565), telephone area code (830), county seat of Hidalgo County (Edinburg), and school district assignment (La Joya Independent School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Los Ebanos is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.