Welcome to San Carlos ...

San Carlos is located on the South Texas Plains.

San Carlos is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

San Carlos is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for San Carlos: 956

Communities Also Named San Carlos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named San Carlos: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in Starr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named San Carlos - they are located in Arizona (2), California (3), Colorado, Florida (2) and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Carlos.

Communities near San Carlos ...

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

• McAllen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mission is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <3>
• Pharr
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
• Weslaco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weslaco is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weslaco
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weslaco <3>
• San Juan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Alamo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Alton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Mercedes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercedes is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <3>
• Donna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <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 San Carlos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Carlos.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Carlos ...

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