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| City | Santa Maria |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Cameron |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 26.078688 |
| Longitude | -97.849442 |
| Population | 669 |
| Density | 878.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78592 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| County Seat | Brownsville |
| School District | Santa Maria Independent School District |
Santa Maria is a locality in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 669. The population density is 878.8 people per km². Santa Maria is located at 26.0787°N, 97.8494°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78592.
Santa Maria stretches across a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Rio Grande valley, where the earth is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water and the persistent growth of brush. It lies 6.3 miles southeast of Mercedes, TX (from Mercedes, TX: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-southwest of La Feria. The air here holds a heavy, dry heat that softens the edges of the horizon, blurring the line between the sky and the low-lying plains. Only thirty-three miles away, the silhouette of Long Ridge occasionally catches the light of a fading sun, providing a distant, jagged anchor to an otherwise open landscape. Vegetation gathers in dense, verdant thickets near the banks of the Rio Grande, while the nearby Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area serves as a quiet refuge for the native birds that navigate these quiet corridors of shade. Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Santa Maria, with fields of crops drawing life from the irrigation networks that sustain the soil against the seasonal intensity of the sun. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the land, a tradition that persists even as the modern world shifts around it. To the northwest, the Mercedes District Settling Basin holds a steady, reflective stillness, acting as a functional necessity that mirrors the quiet industry of the surrounding farms. While the drainage paths of Arroyo Anacuitas carve subtle, transient patterns into the terrain four miles away, life in Santa Maria remains rooted in the patient cultivation of the earth and the enduring, bilingual heritage of the borderlands.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Maria, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 26.078688, -97.849442. 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 Santa Maria and Cameron County.
Detailed location data for Santa Maria includes the ZIP code (78592), telephone area code (830), county seat of Cameron County (Brownsville), and school district assignment (Santa Maria Independent School District). 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 Santa Maria is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |