Welcome to Concepcion ...

Concepcion is located on the South Texas Plains.

Concepcion is located in Duval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Concepcion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Concepcion is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Concepcion: 361

The ZIP code for Concepcion: 78349<3>

Communities Also Named Concepcion ...

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

Communities near Concepcion ...

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

• Falfurrias
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falfurrias have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfurrias
  • Falfurrias is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falfurrias <5>
• Premont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Premont
  • From Concepcion to Premont
• Benavides
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benavides have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides
  • Benavides is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benavides <5>
• Santa Cruz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Cruz
  • From Concepcion to Santa Cruz
• Rios
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Rios is located in Duval County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rios
  • From Concepcion to Rios
• Realitos
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Realitos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Realitos
  • Realitos is located in Duval County
  • Realitos has also been known as:
  • Realitos Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Realitos <5>
• Cantu Addition
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantu Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantu Addition
  • Cantu Addition is located in Brooks County
• Airport Road Addition
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road Addition
  • Airport Road Addition is located in Brooks County
• Las Lomitas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Lomitas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomitas
  • Las Lomitas is located in Jim Hogg County
• Hebbronville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbronville
  • Hebbronville is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebbronville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hebbronville
  • From Concepcion to Hebbronville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concepcion ...

Looking for more information about Concepcion? 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 Concepcion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Concepcion.

Adding Concepcion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Concepcion 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 Concepcion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Concepcion post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Concepcion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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