West Sharyland Texas Map

About West Sharyland, Texas

West Sharyland is a locality in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,004. The population density is 657.9 people per km². West Sharyland is located at 26.2719°N, 98.3404°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78573.

West Sharyland stretches across a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Rio Grande Valley where the horizon holds a stillness born of deep, alluvial soil. It lies 1.4 miles southwest of Alton, TX (from Alton, TX: bearing 223°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northwest of McAllen. The landscape remains defined by the relentless, golden intensity of the southern light, which flattens the shadows and turns the midday air into a shimmering veil over the brush and cleared fields. Three miles to the east, the Edinburg Main Canal cuts a quiet, utilitarian path through the terrain, its presence a silent acknowledgment of the water management that allows this dry earth to yield its harvest. To the west, the distant profile of Sunrise Hill barely breaks the edge of the sky, a faint suggestion of topography in a world dominated by the vast, open reach of the plains.

West Sharyland draws its character from a legacy of citrus cultivation and agricultural expansion that transformed the scrubland into ordered rows of dark-leafed groves. The local economy persists in a rhythmic cycle of harvest and commerce, supported by a population that values the proximity of communal spaces like the SSG Bradley Espinoza Ball Park, where the dust of the infield settles under the cooling orange hues of dusk. While the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate pulse, the influence of the nearby Schupp Park Trail offers a quiet respite, inviting a slower observation of the native flora that clings to the edges of the developed land. Even La Joya Lake, ten miles to the west, serves as a reminder of the scarcity and value of water in a region where the history of the soil is written in every irrigation ditch and fence line.

About This West Sharyland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Sharyland, Texas. Coordinates: 26.271861, -98.340398. 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 West Sharyland includes the ZIP code (78573), telephone area code (830), county seat of Hidalgo County (Edinburg), and school district assignment (Mission Consolidated 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.