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Welcome to San Pedro (aka 'San Pedro Colonia') ...

San Pedro is located on the Gulf Coast.

San Pedro is located in Cameron County<1>.

San Pedro is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for San Pedro: 956

The community of San Pedro has also been called San Pedro Colonia.

Communities Also Named San Pedro ...

While we believe that this San Pedro is located in Cameron County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named San Pedro. Those communities are located in the following counties: Houston and Nueces County.

Beyond Texas, there are 11 communities that are also named San Pedro - they are located in Arizona, California (3), Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico (3).

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

Communities near San Pedro ...

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

  • Brownsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlingen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • San Benito
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Los Fresnos
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • La Feria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Primera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Primera is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Combes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Combes is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <3>
  • Rio Hondo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rancho Viejo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Palm Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Pedro ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Pedro - 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.