Welcome to Los Cerritos (aka 'Los Cerritos Colonia') ...

Los Cerritos is located on the South Texas Plains.

Los Cerritos is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The location of Los Cerritos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Los Cerritos is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Los Cerritos lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Los Cerritos is within the (956) area code.

The community of Los Cerritos has also been called Los Cerritos Colonia.

Communities Also Named Los Cerritos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Los Cerritos - they are located in California and Colorado.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Los Cerritos.

Communities near Los Cerritos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Los Cerritos.

• McAllen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <4>
• Edinburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Mission
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
• Pharr
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <4>
• San Juan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <4>
• Alamo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Alton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Donna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <4>
• Elsa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <4>
• Edcouch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edcouch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edcouch
  • Edcouch is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edcouch <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Los Cerritos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Los Cerritos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Los Cerritos. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Los Cerritos.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Los Cerritos. See our Newspapers Page for Los Cerritos.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Cerritos ...

Looking for more information about Los Cerritos? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Los Cerritos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Los Cerritos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Los Cerritos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/