Port Mansfield Texas Map

About Port Mansfield, Texas

Port Mansfield is a locality in Willacy County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 12.3 people per km². Port Mansfield is located at 26.5548°N, 97.4250°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78598.

Port Mansfield exhales a breath of salt-laced air across the low-lying coastal plain, where the arid scrubland surrenders to the shimmering expanse of the Laguna Madre. It lies 30.2 miles north-north-east of Harlingen, TX (from Harlingen, TX: bearing 34°T), and is situated 22.7 miles east-north-east of Raymondville. The sun, a molten disc, bleeds across the western sky each evening, casting long, skeletal shadows from the sparse mesquite trees and painting the shallow waters in hues of rose and bruised violet. A quiet tenacity defines this place, a resilience born of its proximity to the Gulf and its embrace by the vast, flat terrain. The very character of Port Mansfield is etched into the weathered planks of its docks and the sun-bleached paint of its fishing boats, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the water and the sky. This stretch of coast, once a wilder frontier, has long been shaped by the allure of the sea and the bounty it offers. Port Mansfield thrives on the ebb and flow of its maritime heritage, its economy intimately tied to the pursuit of red drum and speckled trout that navigate the labyrinthine channels of the bay. The ghost of forgotten settlements whispers on the breeze, hinting at eras when this locale was a more transient outpost, a place of passage rather than permanence. Today, it is a haven for anglers and birdwatchers, a place where the rustle of cordgrass and the distant cry of a gull mark the passage of time, a quiet corner of Texas where the wildness of the coast still holds sway.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Port Mansfield, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Port Mansfield and Willacy County.

Detailed location data for Port Mansfield includes the ZIP code (78598), telephone area code (830), county seat of Willacy County (Raymondville), and school district assignment (San Perlita 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 Port Mansfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.