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Welcome to Los Ebanos ...

Los Ebanos is located on the South Texas Plains.

Los Ebanos is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Los Ebanos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Los Ebanos is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Los Ebanos: 956

The ZIP code for Los Ebanos: 78565<3>

Communities Also Named Los Ebanos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Los Ebanos: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in Starr County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Los Ebanos.

Communities near Los Ebanos ...

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

  • Mission
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
  • Rio Grande City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Palmview is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people
  • Penitas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • La Joya
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Palmhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Palmhurst is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmhurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • La Grulla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • La Grulla is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grulla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
  • Granjeno
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Granjeno is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granjeno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Alto Bonito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
    • Alto Bonito has also been known as:
    • Alto Bonito Colonia

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Los Ebanos ...

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

Adding Los Ebanos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Los Ebanos 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 Los Ebanos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Los Ebanos post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Los Ebanos.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hidalgo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Los Ebanos - 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 Los Ebanos). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Los Ebanos 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/