Welcome to Santa Monica ...

Santa Monica is located on the Gulf Coast.

Santa Monica is located in Willacy County<1>.

When the people of Santa Monica refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Santa Monican<2>

Santa Monica is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Santa Monica: 956

Communities Also Named Santa Monica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Santa Monica - they are located in California and Florida (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Monica.

Communities near Santa Monica ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Monica.

Harlingen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harlingen is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harlingen
- From Santa Monica to Harlingen
San Benito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- San Benito is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Benito <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to San Benito
- From Santa Monica to San Benito
Raymondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymondville is located in Willacy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Raymondville
- From Santa Monica to Raymondville
La Feria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Feria is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Feria <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Feria
- From Santa Monica to La Feria
Primera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Primera is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
Combes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Combes is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
- Combes has also been known as:
- Combes Colonia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Combes <4>
Santa Rosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
Rio Hondo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rio Hondo is located in Cameron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Hondo <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rio Hondo
- From Santa Monica to Rio Hondo
Lyford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyford is located in Willacy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyford <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lyford
- From Santa Monica to Lyford
Palm Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palm Valley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palm Valley
- From Santa Monica to Palm Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Monica ...

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

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>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Santa Monica refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Santa Monica may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Monica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.