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Welcome to Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia ...

Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia is located on the Gulf Coast.

Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia is located in Cameron County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia: Pennsylvania Ave. Colonia

Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia: 956

Communities near Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia.

  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlingen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mercedes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Los Fresnos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • La Feria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Progreso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Primera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Combes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Santa Rosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Hondo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennsylvania Avenue Colonia - 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.