Welcome to Port Brownsville ...

Port Brownsville is located on the Gulf Coast.

Port Brownsville is located in Cameron County<1>.

The location of Port Brownsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Port Brownsville: Prt. Brownsville

Port Brownsville is near sea level<3>.

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

Port Brownsville is located in the (956) area code.

Communities near Port Brownsville ...

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

• Brownsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• San Benito
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Benito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • San Benito is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Benito <4>
• Los Fresnos
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Fresnos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fresnos
  • Los Fresnos is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Fresnos <4>
• Port Isabel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Isabel
  • Port Isabel is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Isabel <4>
• Laguna Vista
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Vista
  • Laguna Vista is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Vista <4>
• South Padre Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Padre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Padre Island
  • South Padre Island is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Padre Island <4>
• Rancho Viejo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Viejo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Viejo
  • Rancho Viejo is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Viejo <4>
• Indian Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Bayview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Bayview is located in Cameron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayview <4>
• Cameron Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Park
  • Cameron Park is located in Cameron County
  • Cameron Park has also been known as:
  • Cameron Park 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 Port Brownsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Brownsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Brownsville ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Brownsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/