Sunset Acres Texas Map

About Sunset Acres, Texas

Sunset Acres is a locality in Webb County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 4. The population density is 90.8 people per km². Sunset Acres is located at 27.7942°N, 99.4566°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78045.

Sunset Acres occupies a stretch of sun-bleached prairie where the horizon line remains wide and unbroken against the heat of the afternoon. It lies 20.1 miles north of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 9°T), and is situated 29.7 miles north of Rio Bravo. The land here is defined by a subtle, parched incline that rises toward the distant silhouette of Cerrito Prieto, standing nine miles out as a jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient, shifting bones. Vegetation clings to the alkaline soil in hardy clumps, while the air carries the dry scent of dust and cured grass, cooling only when the light shifts into the long, violet shadows of late day. Sombrerito Creek carves a shallow, meandering path just a mile from the center of Sunset Acres, its bed often running thin and sluggish, providing a narrow ribbon of green in an otherwise muted, amber-toned landscape.

Generations of ranching families have defined the character of Sunset Acres, turning the surrounding plains into a network of fences and working cattle pens that dictate the slow, seasonal pulse of the economy. The local rhythm is measured by the movement of livestock and the occasional commute toward the busier thoroughfares, far removed from the more distant reaches of the state. Those seeking a broader horizon often travel toward the Palito Blanco Arroyo or spend weekends under the sparse shade at Penitas West Community Park, situated twelve miles away to offer a rare reprieve from the open range. Life in Sunset Acres remains tethered to the quiet persistence of the land, where the evening light settles over the prairie with a heavy, golden weight, marking the end of another day spent working the soil or tending to the herds.

About This Sunset Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunset Acres, Texas. Coordinates: 27.7942, -99.4566. 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 Sunset Acres includes the ZIP code (78045), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of Webb County (Laredo), and school district assignment (United Independent School District).

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.