Welcome to Socorro ...

The city of Socorro is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Socorro is located in El Paso County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Socorro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Socorro has a population of 34,433 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Socorro is 3,650 feet [1,113 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Socorro is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Socorro, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Socorro is located in the (915) area code.

Websites for Socorro ...

Official Website: www.socorrotexas.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Socorro had an population of 34,433 people. This is an increase of 7.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Socorro had a population of 32,013 people. This makes Socorro the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Socorro represents 0.13% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,013 people, the population of Socorro increased 17.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27,152 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Socorro.

Communities Also Named Socorro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Socorro - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Socorro ...

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

• El Paso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
• Clint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
  • Clint is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <5>
• Horizon City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
  • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <5>
• Morning Glory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
• Agua Dulce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
  • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
  • Agua Dulce Colonia
• Fabens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabens
  • Fabens is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fabens <5>
• Homestead Meadows South
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows South
  • Homestead Meadows South is located in El Paso County
• Fort Bliss
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
• Homestead Meadows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
  • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County
• Homestead Meadows North
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows North
  • Homestead Meadows North is located in El Paso County

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 Socorro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Socorro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Socorro. 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 Socorro.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Socorro ...

Looking for more information about Socorro? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Socorro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Socorro.

Adding Socorro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Socorro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Socorro was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Socorro in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Socorro post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Socorro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Socorro: www.socorrotexas.org/

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

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