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Welcome to Webb County ...

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

The community of Laredo is the Seat for Webb County.

Webb County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Nueces County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Webb had a population of 276,652 people. This is an increase of 10.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 251,370 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Webb represented 1% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Webb County:

  • El Cenizo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cenizo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cenizo
    • El Cenizo is located in Webb County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
  • Laredo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
    • Laredo is located in Webb County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laredo <3>
  • Rio Bravo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
    • Rio Bravo is located in Webb County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,608 people
    • Rio Bravo has also been known as:
    • Rio Bravo Colonia

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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