Welcome to Del Rio ...

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

Del Rio is located in Val Verde County<1> and is the County Seat for Val Verde County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Del Rio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Del Rio has a population of 35,779 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Del Rio is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Del Rio: (830)

The ZIP codes for Del Rio: 78840-78842, 78847<4>

Websites for Del Rio ...

Official Website:   www.cityofdelrio.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.drchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Del Rio had an population of 35,779 people. This is an increase of 0.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Del Rio had a population of 35,591 people (or 72.81% of the total population of Val Verde County). This makes Del Rio the county's most populous community.

The population of Del Rio represents 0.14% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 35,591 people, the population of Del Rio increased 5.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 33,867 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Del Rio.

Communities Also Named Del Rio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Del Rio - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Del Rio ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Del Rio.

• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Val Verde County
• Johnstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstone
  • Johnstone is located in Val Verde County
• Amistad Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Village
  • Amistad Village is located in Val Verde County
• Standart
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
  • Standart is located in Kinney County
• Amistad Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Acres
  • Amistad Acres is located in Val Verde County
  • Amistad Acres has also been known as:
  • Amistad
• Box Canyon - Amistad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon - Amistad
  • Box Canyon - Amistad is located in Val Verde County
• Comstock
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <6>
• Brackettville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackettville
  • Brackettville is located in Kinney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackettville <6>
• Alamo Village
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
  • Alamo Village is located in Kinney 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 Del Rio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Del Rio.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Del Rio. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Del Rio.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Del Rio ...

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

Adding Del Rio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Del Rio 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 Del Rio was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Del Rio in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Del Rio post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Del Rio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Del Rio: www.cityofdelrio.com/

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