Summary for Brownsville
About Brownsville (Click for our profile page)
Located in: Cameron County (see below)
Time Zone: Brownsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)
Telephone Area Code: (956)
ZIP Codes: 78520-78523, 78526<1>
Elevation: Near sea level<2>
From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Brownsville)
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est:<3> | 182,342 (4.18% increase since 2010) |
| 2010: | 175,023 (25.27% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 139,722 |
Total Area:<4> 146.3 sq. miles [378.9 km²] - of which 9.54% is water (13.95 sq. miles [36.1 km²])
Housing Units:<5> 53,936
Websites for Brownsville
Official Website: www.ci.brownsville.tx.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.brownsvillechamber.com/
GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>
For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Brownsville:
Lat: 25.908300° (or 25°54'29" N)
Lon: -97.487900° (or -97°29'16" W)
USGS Topo Map: East Brownsville<7>
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Brownsville
GNIS ID: 2409924
FIPS State / Place Code: 48 / 10768
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Brownsville)
About Cameron County
The city of Brownsville is the County Seat for Cameron County.
From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Cameron)
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est: | 422,649 (4.04% increase since 2010) |
| 2010 | 406,220 (21.18% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 335,227 |
Total Area: 1,276 sq. miles [3,306 km²] - of which 30.2% is water (385.5 sq. miles [998.5 km²])
Housing Units: 141,924
Official Website: www.co.cameron.tx.us/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cameron
GNIS ID: 1383816
FIPS State / County Code: 48 / 061
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Brownsville)
About Texas
From the US Census
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est: | 28,986,794 (15.28% increase since 2010) |
| 2010: | 25,145,561 (20.59% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 20,851,820 |
Websites for State of Texas
Official Website: https://texas.gov/
Tourism: https://www.traveltexas.com/
Parks: https://tpwd.texas.gov/
Fishing: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/
Hunting: tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas
GNIS ID: 1779801
FIPS State: 48
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Brownsville)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brownsville: www.ci.brownsville.tx.us/
The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Brownsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brownsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Brownsville includes: 78520, 78521, 78522 & 78523. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019. |
| <4> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Brownsville. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. |
| <5> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). |
| <6> | Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Brownsville, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source. |
| <7> | Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Brownsville. |