New Falcon Texas Map
Explore New Falcon, 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.
Interactive Map of New Falcon, Texas
How to Use This New Falcon, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Falcon, 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 New Falcon.
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 | New Falcon |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Zapata County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.638663 |
| Longitude | -99.095588 |
| Population | 117 |
| Density | 230.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78545 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Zapata |
| School District | Zapata County Independent School District |
About New Falcon, Texas
New Falcon is a locality in Zapata County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 230.5 people per km². New Falcon is located at 26.6387°N, 99.0956°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78545.New Falcon occupies a sun-bleached expanse of South Texas, where the persistent current of the Arroyo Tinajas carves a jagged path through the parched, thorny scrubland. It lies 16.9 miles north-northwest of Roma, TX (from Roma, TX: bearing 343°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north-northwest of Escobares. The light here operates with a singular, bleaching intensity, flattening the horizon until the distant, hazy silhouette of Loma Blanca provides the only interruption to the vast, open plains. Two miles to the west, the expansive waters of Falcon Reservoir pull at the dry air, creating a microclimate that softens the edges of the mesquite and prickly pear. To walk the earth here is to feel the fine, pale dust settle against one’s skin, a constant reminder of the arid silence that defines the basin of the Arroyo Los Guajes.
New Falcon maintains a quiet endurance rooted in the legacy of land and water management, functioning as a point of convergence for those who work the ranching lands and the seasonal visitors drawn to the nearby Falcon State Park. The local economy persists through a deliberate, steady rhythm, bolstered by those who traverse the Falcon State Park Trail to witness the resilience of the desert flora. Life in New Falcon moves in sympathy with the seasonal shifts of the reservoir, a vital presence that anchors the surrounding brush. The culture remains a quiet, bilingual reflection of border-country life, where the weight of the sun and the isolation of the plains foster a deep, pragmatic patience in the people who call this landscape their own.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Old Falcon (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 101° E
- Falcon State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 220° SW
- Old Lopeno (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 349° N
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 198° S · 277k acres
- Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 120° SE
- Mission Mier a Visita (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 162° S
- Las Estrellas Preserve (Park) — 17.0 mi, 130° SE
- Roma Park (Local Park) — 17.4 mi, 161° S
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 17.9 mi, 328° NW
- Public Falcon Lake Park & Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 18.4 mi, 327° NW
- Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.3 mi, 152° SE
- La Paz Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 339° N
- Javelina Ranch (Park) — 45.1 mi, 116° SE
- Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park (State Park) — 53.5 mi, 125° SE
- Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 54.8 mi, 126° SE
- Shary Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 55.6 mi, 121° SE
- Border Theater (Theatre) — 55.9 mi, 121° SE
- Sharyland Rattlers Stadium (Stadium) — 58.3 mi, 120° SE
- Palomino(Laredo College Mascot[horse]) (Public Artwork) — 59.9 mi, 337° NW
- R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 60.2 mi, 120° SE
- Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 62.2 mi, 112° E
- Topgolf (Attraction) — 63.2 mi, 119° SE
- Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 64.0 mi, 116° SE
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 64.8 mi, 337° NW
- Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 64.9 mi, 337° NW
- Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 65.5 mi, 336° NW
- Star Fort, Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 66.0 mi, 337° NW
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.4 mi, 123° SE · 4,218 acres
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About This New Falcon Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Falcon, Texas. Coordinates: 26.638663, -99.095588. 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 New Falcon includes the ZIP code (78545), telephone area code (830), county seat of Zapata County (Zapata), and school district assignment (Zapata County 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. |
