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Welcome to Penitas ...

The city of Penitas is located on the South Texas Plains.

Penitas is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penitas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Penitas has a population of 4,642 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Penitas is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Penitas: 956

The ZIP code for Penitas: 78576<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Penitas had an population of 4,642 people. This is an increase of 5.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 297.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Penitas had a population of 4,403 people. This makes Penitas the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Penitas represents 0.02% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 365th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,403 people, the population of Penitas increased 277.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,167 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Penitas.

Communities near Penitas ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penitas ...

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

Adding Penitas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penitas 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 for Penitas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Penitas post office opened in 1909.

We also found Penitas in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penitas.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penitas. 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/

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Penitas.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penitas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Penitas). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Penitas or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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