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)
  • 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 <3>
• Edinburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Mission
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
• Pharr
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Weslaco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• San Juan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Alamo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Alton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Hidalgo County
  • 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)
  • 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 <3>
• Elsa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
  • Elsa is located in Hidalgo County
  • 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Santa Cruz. 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/