San Carlos Texas Map

About San Carlos, Texas

San Carlos is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. San Carlos is located at 26.6795°N, 98.8536°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78542.

San Carlos rests under a sky that stretches, vast and pale, over the flatlands of South Texas. It lies 45.8 miles north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 315°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north-north-east of Escobares. The landscape here is a study in subtle greens and browns, a mosaic of mesquite scrub, hardy grasses, and fields that lie fallow or wait for the season's promise. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a whisper of the sun baked earth, and the distant, low hum of cicadas. The horizon is a clean, unwavering line, broken only by the occasional cluster of modest homes or the skeletal grace of a water tower. This corner of Starr County has long been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture, its economy tied to the bounty, and the challenges, of the land. Generations have worked these soils, coaxing cotton and sorghum from them, their lives a quiet testament to resilience. History here is not etched in grand monuments but in the weathered facades of old buildings and the stories passed down, tales that speak of border life and the enduring spirit of its people. San Carlos, in its understated way, embodies the quiet strength of this region, a place where the land and its history are deeply, inextricably entwined.

About This San Carlos Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of San Carlos, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 26.679499, -98.853639. 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 San Carlos and Starr County.

Detailed location data for San Carlos includes the ZIP code (78582), telephone area code (830), county seat of Starr County (Rio Grande City), and school district assignment (Edinburg Consolidated 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 San Carlos is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.