Welcome to Edcouch ...

The city of Edcouch is located on the South Texas Plains.

Edcouch is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

The location of Edcouch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edcouch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Edcouch has a population of 3,304 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Edcouch is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Edcouch: (956)

The ZIP code for Edcouch: 78538<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edcouch had an population of 3,304 people. This is an increase of 4.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edcouch had a population of 3,161 people. This makes Edcouch the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Edcouch represents 0.01% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 437th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,161 people, the population of Edcouch decreased 5.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,342 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Edcouch.

Communities near Edcouch ...

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

• McAllen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • McAllen is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <6>
• Edinburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <6>
• Pharr
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <6>
• Harlingen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlingen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
  • Harlingen is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <6>
• Weslaco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Weslaco is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <6>
• San Juan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • San Juan is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <6>
• Alamo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <6>
• Mercedes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <6>
• Donna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <6>
• Raymondville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
  • Raymondville is located in Willacy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edcouch ...

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

Adding Edcouch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edcouch 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 Edcouch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Edcouch post office opened in 1927.

We also found Edcouch on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edcouch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hidalgo County: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us/

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