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Welcome to San Perlita ...

The city of San Perlita is located on the Gulf Coast.

San Perlita is located in Willacy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Perlita, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Perlita has a population of 551 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of San Perlita is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for San Perlita: 956

The ZIP code for San Perlita: 78590<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Perlita had an population of 551 people. This is a decrease of 3.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Perlita had a population of 573 people. This makes San Perlita the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 573 people, the population of San Perlita decreased 15.74% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 680 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Perlita.

Communities near San Perlita ...

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

  • Raymondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Combes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combes
    • Combes is located in Cameron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <5>
  • Rio Hondo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lyford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford
    • Lyford is located in Willacy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyford <5>
  • Los Angeles Subdivision
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Angeles Subdivision have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles Subdivision
    • Los Angeles Subdivision is located in Willacy County
  • Santa Monica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lyford South
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyford South. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyford South
    • Lyford South is located in Willacy County
    • Lyford South has also been known as:
    • Lyford South Colonia
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lyford South
    • From San Perlita to Lyford South
  • Ranchette Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchette Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchette Estates
    • Ranchette Estates is located in Willacy County
    • Ranchette Estates has also been known as:
    • Ranchette Estates Colonia
  • Port Mansfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mansfield
    • Port Mansfield is located in Willacy County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Mansfield <5>
  • Sebastian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Perlita ...

Looking for more information about San Perlita? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for San Perlita, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for San Perlita.

Adding San Perlita to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Perlita in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for San Perlita was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the San Perlita post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Perlita.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Willacy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for San Perlita.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Perlita - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as San Perlita). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether San Perlita or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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