Welcome to La Villa ...

The city of La Villa is located on the South Texas Plains.

La Villa is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Villa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Villa has a population of 2,867 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of La Villa is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

La Villa is within the (956) area code.

The ZIP code for La Villa: 78562<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Villa had an population of 2,867 people. This is an increase of 46.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 119.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Villa had a population of 1,957 people. This makes La Villa the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,957 people, the population of La Villa increased 49.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,305 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Villa.

Communities near La Villa ...

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

• McAllen
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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 La Villa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Villa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Villa ...

Looking for more information about La Villa? 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 Villa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Villa.

Adding La Villa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the La Villa post office opened in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Villa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Villa. 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/