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Welcome to Puerta Blanca (aka 'Puerta Blanca Colonia') ...

Puerta Blanca is located on the South Texas Plains.

Puerta Blanca is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Puerta Blanca is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Puerta Blanca: 956

The community of Puerta Blanca has also been called Puerta Blanca Colonia.

Communities near Puerta Blanca ...

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

  • McAllen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
  • Edinburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
  • Mission
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
  • Pharr
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
  • San Juan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
  • Alton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alton is also 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>
  • Hidalgo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>
  • Palmview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmview is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,839 people
  • Penitas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Penitas is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penitas <3>
  • La Joya
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • La Joya is also located in Hidalgo County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Joya <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 Puerta Blanca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Puerta Blanca.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puerta Blanca ...

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

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 Puerta Blanca - 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.