Welcome to Las Palmas (aka 'Las Palmas Colonia') ...

Las Palmas is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Las Palmas is located in El Paso County<1>.

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

Las Palmas is 4,010 feet [1,222 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Las Palmas is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Las Palmas (for example, toward Sunland Park (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Las Palmas: (915)

The community of Las Palmas has also been called Las Palmas Colonia.

Communities Also Named Las Palmas ...

While we believe that this Las Palmas is located in El Paso County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Las Palmas. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cameron, Starr and Zapata County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Las Palmas.

Communities near Las Palmas ...

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

• El Paso
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Socorro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <4>
• Horizon City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
  • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <4>
• Sunland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <4>
• San Elizario
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Elizario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Elizario
  • San Elizario is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Elizario <4>
• Clint
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
  • Clint is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <4>
• Homestead Meadows North
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows North
  • Homestead Meadows North is located in El Paso County
• Homestead Meadows South
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows South
  • Homestead Meadows South is located in El Paso County
• Homestead Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows
  • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County
• Belen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
  • Belen is located in El Paso 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 Las Palmas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Las Palmas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Las Palmas ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

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