Welcome to San Carlos ...

San Carlos is located on the South Texas Plains.

San Carlos is located in Starr County<1>.

San Carlos is 370 feet [113 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 Starr County and the other is located in Hidalgo 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.

• Escobares
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
  • Escobares is located in Starr County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
• Guerra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerra
  • Guerra is located in Jim Hogg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerra <3>
• Lopeno
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopeno
  • Lopeno is located in Zapata County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lopeno <3>
• New Falcon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Falcon
  • New Falcon is located in Zapata County
  • New Falcon has also been known as:
  • New Falcon Colonia
• Morales - Sanchez
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales - Sanchez
  • Morales - Sanchez is located in Zapata County
  • Morales - Sanchez has also been known as:
  • Morales - Sanchez Colonia
• Falcon Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
  • Falcon Heights is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon Heights <3>
• La Carla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• Miguel Barrera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
  • Miguel Barrera is located in Starr County
  • Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
  • Miguel Barrera Colonia
• Falcon Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village
  • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
• Garceno
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
  • Garceno is located in Starr County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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