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Welcome to Lasara (aka 'La Sara') ...

Lasara is located on the Gulf Coast.

Lasara is located in Willacy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lasara, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.

Lasara is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lasara: 956

The ZIP code for Lasara: 78561<3>

The community of Lasara has also been called La Sara.

Communities near Lasara ...

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

  • Edinburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elsa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsa <4>
  • Primera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Edcouch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Combes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • La Villa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • La Villa is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Villa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
  • Santa Rosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lyford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Perlita
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lasara ...

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

Adding Lasara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lasara 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 (so far) for Lasara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lasara post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lasara.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Willacy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lasara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lasara). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lasara or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/