Santa Anna, Starr County
Santa Anna, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Santa Anna, Starr County.
| City | Santa Anna |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Starr |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.668113 |
| Longitude | -98.564465 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Santa Anna is a locality in Starr County, Texas, United States. Santa Anna is located at 26.6681°N, 98.5645°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76878.0.
Santa Anna lies in a landscape where the earth itself seems to exhale a dry, warm breath, a place of vast, open skies and resilient scrub. It lies 34.6 miles north-north-west of Mission, TX (from Mission, TX: bearing 335°T), and is situated 25.4 miles north-east of Rio Grande City. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, a gently rolling expanse where mesquite trees, their thorny branches reaching out like gnarled fingers, punctuate fields of pale, sun-baked grasses. Cacti, stoic and spiny, dot the periphery of dusty roads, their forms softened by the hazy shimmer of heat that rises from the ground. The air, particularly as the day begins its slow descent, carries a faint, sweet scent of wild herbs, a perfume that speaks of enduring life in this arid embrace. The economic pulse of Santa Anna has long been tied to the earth, its history a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have coaxed a living from this often-challenging soil. Ranching and agriculture have shaped the fortunes of this South Texas locality, with cattle grazing on the sparse but nourishing pastures. The echoes of a simpler time can still be felt in the quiet dignity of its streets, where the pace of life unfolds with a deliberate, unhurried grace. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Santa Anna possesses a quiet character, its identity forged in the resilience of its people and the enduring beauty of its sun-drenched plains.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Santa Anna, 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 Santa Anna and Starr County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Santa Anna is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Santa Anna is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |