South Fork Estates Texas Map

About South Fork Estates, Texas

South Fork Estates is a locality in Jim Hogg County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 20.9 people per km². South Fork Estates is located at 27.2695°N, 98.7061°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78361.

South Fork Estates emerges from the south Texas scrubland like a whisper of forgotten dreams, a place where the sun bakes the earth into a hard, reddish clay and the mesquite trees claw at the vast, indifferent sky. It lies 51.8 miles east-south-east of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 108°T), and is situated 3.1 miles south-south-west of Hebbronville. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a palette painted by drought and resilience, punctuated by the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing or the shimmer of heat rising from the flat terrain. Wide, dusty roads, more suggestion than pavement, wind between sparse homesteads, each one a small island in an ocean of prickly pear and thorny brush. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a constant reminder of the arid embrace that defines this corner of the world. The history of South Fork Estates is as deeply etched into the landscape as the dry creek beds that scar its surface, a story of pioneers drawn by the promise of land and the slow, arduous work of taming it. Ranching has long been the lifeblood, the rhythm of cattle drives and weathered fences dictating the slow pulse of the region. Even now, the economy leans on the land, with oil and gas exploration adding a modern, if sometimes disruptive, layer to the age-old pursuit of sustenance. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling centers of commerce, just the quiet endurance of a people who understand the unvarnished truth of this place – that survival often depends on a deep connection to the earth and a stubborn refusal to be erased by the vastness around them.

About This South Fork Estates Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Fork Estates, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 27.269485, -98.70613. 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 South Fork Estates and Jim Hogg County.

Detailed location data for South Fork Estates includes the ZIP code (78361), telephone area code (830), county seat of Jim Hogg County (Hebbronville), and school district assignment (Jim Hogg County 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 South Fork Estates is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.