Los Minerales Texas Map

About Los Minerales, Texas

Los Minerales is a locality in Webb County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 10.9 people per km². Los Minerales is located at 27.6555°N, 99.6179°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Matamoros) timezone. ZIP code: 78045.

Los Minerales occupies a stretch of arid plains where the horizon is defined by the sharp, singular silhouette of El Pico rising against the pale sky. It lies 12.3 miles north-northwest of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 327°T), and is situated 21.8 miles north-northwest of Rio Bravo. The land here remains stubbornly austere, characterized by sun-bleached grasses and the scrub brush that clings to the limestone-heavy soil. A mile to the east, the intermittent flow of Santa Isabel Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the clay, providing a rare vein of moisture in an otherwise parched expanse. Beyond the edge of the residential grid, the terrain flattens into an open vista, where the late afternoon light turns the dust to a fine, shimmering gold that hangs suspended in the cooling air.

Economic life in Los Minerales has long been tethered to the shifting fortunes of the regional extraction industries and the quiet endurance of ranching families. The local rhythm is dictated by the slow maintenance of fence lines and the occasional hum of heavy machinery, a stark contrast to the stillness found within the boundaries of Penitas West Community Park. Residents often seek the shade of the park’s sparse trees when the heat intensifies, or they look toward the distant, shimmering surface of Big Tank, seven miles away, as a marker of the region’s sparse water reserves. Despite the harshness of the environment, a distinct cultural persistence defines the daily labor here, where the legacy of past mineral pursuits informs the sturdy, unpretentious character of the streets.

About This Los Minerales Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Los Minerales, Texas. Coordinates: 27.6555, -99.6179. 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 Minerales includes the ZIP code (78045), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of Webb County (Laredo), and school district assignment (United 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.