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Welcome to La Coma (aka 'La Coma Colonia') ...

La Coma is located on the Gulf Coast.

La Coma is located in Cameron County<1>.

La Coma is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for La Coma: 956

The community of La Coma has also been called La Coma Colonia.

Communities Also Named La Coma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named La Coma: This one is located in Cameron County and the other is located in Webb County.

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

Communities near La Coma ...

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

  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harlingen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • San Benito
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Los Fresnos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Port Isabel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Primera
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Laguna Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Combes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Combes is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <3>
  • Rio Hondo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rancho Viejo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Coma ...

Looking for more information about La Coma? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Coma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Coma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Coma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.