Rio Bravo Texas Map
Explore Rio Bravo, 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 Rio Bravo, Texas
How to Use This Rio Bravo, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rio Bravo, 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 Rio Bravo.
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 | Rio Bravo |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Webb County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 27.364189 |
| Longitude | -99.480042 |
| Population | 4,450 |
| Density | 2643.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 78046 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| County Seat | Laredo |
| School District | United Independent School District |
About Rio Bravo, Texas
Rio Bravo is a locality in Webb County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,450. The population density is 2643.3 people per km². Rio Bravo is located at 27.3642°N, 99.4800°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rio Bravo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78046.Rio Bravo occupies a hard-won patch of brush country where the earth turns to a stubborn, sun-baked clay. It lies 10.0 miles south of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 170°T), and is situated 1.1 miles northeast of El Cenizo. Low, scrubby vegetation clings to the arid ground, punctuated by the occasional silhouette of a mesquite tree that seems to pull its strength from the deep, dry heat. The horizon stretches out in a flat, relentless line, broken only by the distant, hazy rise of the Mendez Hills that shimmer under the midday sun. Within the boundaries of Rio Bravo, the Rio Grande carves a quiet, serpentine path through the landscape, acting as a constant, slow-moving companion that grounds the surrounding plains. The air here holds the scent of dust and dry sage, and as evening approaches, the light softens into a bruised amber that casts long, thin shadows across the cracked soil.
Rio Bravo carries the weight of a border-country history, its identity forged in the steady, quiet labor of those who work the land and the nearby industrial corridors. Life in Rio Bravo unfolds with a deliberate pace, centered around the shared spaces of the Rio Bravo Community Park where the dust settles under the heat of the afternoon. Residents often find their way toward the water, whether looking toward the flow of the Rio Grande or venturing out toward the banks of Lake Casa Blanca to escape the intensity of the heat. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the region, marked by the resilience of people who have learned to thrive in a climate that demands patience and grit. Even as the modern world encroaches, Rio Bravo retains an austere, singular character that persists in the quiet conversations held on porches as the stars begin to sharpen against the blackening sky.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rio Bravo Community Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 270° W
- Welcome/Bienvenidos, El Cenizo, Tx. (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 203° SW
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 219° SW
- Palomino(Laredo College Mascot[horse]) (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 358° N
- Chacon Creek Hike & Bike (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 001° N
- River Bend Park (Local Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 345° N
- El Barrio Azteca (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 354° N
- Laredo's First International Bridge (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 349° N
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 351° N
- Los Olvidados Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 350° N
- Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.2 mi, 346° N
- Star Fort, Fort McIntosh (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.7 mi, 346° N
- Casa Blanca Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 11.7 mi, 007° N
- Lake Casa Blanca State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 011° N
- La Paz Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 146° SE
- Falcon State Park (State Park) — 57.1 mi, 159° S
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.0 mi, 159° S · 277k acres
- Roma Historical Museum (Museum) — 62.1 mi, 151° SE
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About This Rio Bravo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rio Bravo, Texas. Coordinates: 27.364189, -99.480042. 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 Rio Bravo includes the ZIP code (78046), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of Webb County (Laredo), and school district assignment (United 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. |
