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Welcome to Agua Dulce (aka 'Agua Dulce Colonia') ...

Agua Dulce is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County<1>.

Agua Dulce is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Agua Dulce is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Agua Dulce: 915

The community of Agua Dulce has also been called Agua Dulce Colonia.

Communities Also Named Agua Dulce ...

While we believe that this Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Agua Dulce. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hidalgo and Nueces County.

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

Communities near Agua Dulce ...

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

  • Socorro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Horizon City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • San Elizario
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <3>
  • Sparks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Morning Glory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Belen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Belen is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Fabens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Butterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Butterfield is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agua Dulce ...

Looking for more information about Agua Dulce? 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 Agua Dulce, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Agua Dulce.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agua Dulce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.