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Welcome to North Santa Cruz (aka 'North Santa Cruz Colonia') ...

North Santa Cruz is located on the South Texas Plains.

North Santa Cruz is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

North Santa Cruz is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Santa Cruz: 956

The community of North Santa Cruz has also been called North Santa Cruz Colonia.

Communities Also Named North Santa Cruz ...

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

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Santa Cruz.

Communities near North Santa Cruz ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Santa Cruz.

  • McAllen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mission
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pharr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pharr is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
  • Weslaco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • San Juan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Alamo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Alamo is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Alton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Donna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Donna is located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
  • Elsa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Santa Cruz ...

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

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 North Santa Cruz - 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.