THE DEL MAR HEIGHTS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain setting.
Del Mar Heights CDP has 0.44 square miles of land in Cameron County. Its Census reference point is in Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Del Mar Heights and Cameron County
Del Mar Heights is associated with Cameron County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Del Mar Heights by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Del Mar Heights, or 0% of its total area. It is 30.3 percentage points lower than the 30.3% recorded for Cameron County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Del Mar Heights CDP has 2.4 times the land area of nearby Chula Vista CDP (0.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

