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Progreso Texas Map

Explore Progreso, 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 Progreso, Texas

How to Use This Progreso, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Progreso, 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 Progreso.

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	Progreso
State	Texas (TX)
County	Hidalgo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	26.092299
Longitude	-97.957224
Population	4,807
Density	619.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78579
Area Code	830
County Seat	Edinburg
School District	Progreso Independent School District

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About Progreso, Texas

Progreso is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,807. The population density is 619.7 people per km². Progreso is located at 26.0923°N, 97.9572°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Progreso is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78579.

Progreso occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon stretches wide across the brush-covered plains of the Rio Grande Valley. It lies 4.8 miles southwest of Mercedes, TX (from Mercedes, TX: bearing 214°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-southeast of Weslaco. The landscape reveals itself as a tapestry of intense, dry heat and deep-rooted agriculture, punctuated by the thick, tangled greenery that lines the banks of the Arroyo Colorado just two miles away. In the soft, amber light of late afternoon, the earth takes on a dusty gold hue, and the silhouettes of distant, low-lying forms like Sunrise Hill seem to ripple in the shimmering heat haze. Residents often gather under the shade of trees in Progreso Municipal Park, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the sharp, rhythmic calls of local birds echoing across the open, arid fields.

Progreso functions as a vital point of exchange, its economy deeply tied to the movement of goods and the steady labor of its people who cultivate the surrounding soil. The history of this land is defined by the resilience of those who carved a life out of the brush, creating a bilingual culture that thrives in the quiet, persistent rhythm of daily commerce. Five miles away, the subtle depression of Arroyo Anacuitas serves as a reminder of the water that occasionally shapes this parched terrain, while the Mercedes Settling Basin remains a quiet, functional presence on the periphery of the cultivated acreage. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting a community that honors its agricultural roots while looking toward the steady flow of cross-border activity that defines its unique character in the Texas landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Former Station Site of Spiderweb Railroad (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 207° SW
Progreso Municipal Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 328° NW
Battle of La Bolsa (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 109° E
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 000° N
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.3 mi, 012° N · 277k acres
Military Highway of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 102° E
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 303° NW
Harlon Block Sports Complex (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 321° NW
Santa Maria Community Park (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 099° E
La Feria Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 067° NE
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 264° W · 4,218 acres
Plaza Sports Center (Stadium) — 16.2 mi, 307° NW
Topgolf (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 295° NW
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 067° NE
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 319° NW
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 19.6 mi, 080° E
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 294° NW
Border Theater (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 290° W
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 105° E
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 282° W
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 115° SE
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 115° SE
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 115° SE
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 115° SE
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 41.6 mi, 103° E
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 46.5 mi, 091° E
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 49.0 mi, 089° E
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 51.2 mi, 050° NE · 262k acres

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