Candelaria Texas Map

About Candelaria, Texas

Candelaria is a locality in Presidio County, Texas, United States. Candelaria is located at 30.1385°N, 104.6830°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79843.

Candelaria claims its place upon the sun-bleached edge of the Rio Grande, where the river carves a slow, muddy path through the desert floor. It lies 137.4 miles southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 136°T), and is situated 44.1 miles north-northwest of Presidio. The landscape radiates heat, a vast expanse of scrub and rock that stretches toward the distant, jagged profile of the Cuesta del Burro on the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain folds into the dry, dusty scars of the Arroyo Palo Blanco, while the Chinati Mountains rise like a silent, purple sentinel fourteen miles to the east. The light here has a peculiar, sharpening quality, bleaching the color from the earth until the world appears as a study in ochre and bone-white, punctuated only by the rare, emerald intrusion of vegetation near the water’s edge. Candelaria exists as a quiet testament to the resilience of those who have long persisted in this arid corridor, where the economy remains tied to the hard, slow labor of the land and the crossing of borders. History lingers in the crumbling adobe and the quiet, persistent pulse of life that ignores the frantic pace of the outside world, favoring the measured movement of cattle and the seasonal cycles of the desert. While the roar of modern industry is absent, the region holds its own hidden gravity, marked by the nearby rush of Capote Falls and the stillness of Red Tank, which offer a brief respite from the relentless glare. Life in Candelaria follows the rhythm of the wind and the river, a solitary existence where the silence of the high desert serves as the primary companion to those who call this place home.

About This Candelaria Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Candelaria, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.13849, -104.682982. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Candelaria and Presidio County.

Detailed location data for Candelaria includes the ZIP code (79843), telephone area code (915), county seat of Presidio County (Marfa), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Candelaria is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.