Welcome to San Jose ...

San Jose is located on the South Texas Plains.

San Jose is located in Duval County<1>.

When the people of San Jose refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Josean<2>

San Jose is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for San Jose: 361

Communities Also Named San Jose ...

While we believe that this San Jose is located in Duval County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named San Jose. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bexar, El Paso and Starr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 18 communities that are also named San Jose - they are located in Arizona (2), California (4), Florida, Illinois and New Mexico (7).

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

Communities near San Jose ...

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

• Alice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Alice is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alice <4>
• San Diego
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Diego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Diego
  • San Diego is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Diego <4>
• Premont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premont
  • Premont is located in Jim Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Premont <4>
• Benavides
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benavides have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benavides
  • Benavides is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benavides <4>
• Rios
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rios
  • Rios is located in Duval County
• Santa Cruz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Duval County
• Concepcion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concepcion
  • Concepcion is located in Duval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concepcion <4>
• Coyote Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
  • Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Coyote Acres has also been known as:
  • Coyote Acres Colonia
• Loma Linda East
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Linda East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda East
  • Loma Linda East is located in Jim Wells County
  • Loma Linda East has also been known as:
  • Loma Linda East Colonia
• Ben Bolt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Bolt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bolt
  • Ben Bolt is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Bolt <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Jose ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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