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Zapata County has 998.4 square miles of land in Texas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Zapata County: Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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The Zapata County Courthouse in Zapata, Texas, United States. I took photo on Jan. 17, 2009.Billy Hathorn (talk) 03:37, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
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The Zapata County Courthouse in Zapata, Texas, United States. I took photo on Jan. 17, 2009.Billy Hathorn (talk) 03:37, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

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THE SETTINGTexas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS12 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Zapata County on the map

THE ZAPATA COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub setting.

Zapata County has 998.4 square miles of land in Texas. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Zapata County: Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces.

Rolling to dissected plains support the thorny brush landscape associated with South Texas. Mesquite and other shrubs are prominent within this warm transition between grassland and desert regions.

Regional context: Southern Texas Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Zapata County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub94.9%
  2. Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces5.1%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Zapata County

The atlas lists 12 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Zapata County, including Zapata, Medina, San Ygnacio. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Zapata County

Zapata County by land and water

The Census records 59.6 square miles of water within Zapata County, or 5.6% of its total area. That share is close to Zapata County’s 5.6%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Zapata County has 14,682.6 times the land area of nearby Las Palmas CDP (0.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Webb County within Texas. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Zapata County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Zapata County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Zapata County. The county includes 12 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub setting

Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub belongs to Southern Texas Plains. What do the tract map and existing records show about brush cover, open areas, water points and road access?

03

Check the route, beyond Las Palmas

Las Palmas is 6.5 miles southwest of the Zapata County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Zapata County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON ZAPATA COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 26.9970° N, 99.1826° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Zapata County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Zapata County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub

Explore the agency mapping behind the Southern Texas Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Texas landowner resources

TWDB data, apps, and maps

Official Texas groundwater, water-supply, and flood-related mapping resources.

TWDB groundwater viewer

State groundwater records and mapped aquifer, well, and management-area context.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Zapata County.

Las Palmas lies about 6.5 miles southwest of Zapata County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Zapata County in context

NSEWLas Palmas · 6.5 miles1Medina · 6.6 miles2Zapata · 8.2 miles3Falcon Lake Estates · 9.8 miles4Falcon Mesa · 11 miles5Siesta Shores · 11.1 miles6OUTER RING: 11.1 MILES
  1. 1
    Las Palmas6.5 mi · census-designated place
  2. 2
    Medina6.6 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Zapata8.2 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Falcon Lake Estates9.8 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Falcon Mesa11 mi · census-designated place
  6. 6
    Siesta Shores11.1 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Texas; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Falcon Lake Estatescensus-designated place
Falcon Mesacensus-designated place
Las Palmascensus-designated place
Lopeñocensus-designated place
Los Loboscensus-designated place
Medinacensus-designated place
Morales-Sanchezcensus-designated place
New Falconcensus-designated place
Ramirenocensus-designated place
San Ygnaciocensus-designated place
Siesta Shorescensus-designated place
Zapatacensus-designated place
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Zapata County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Zapata County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Zapata County. Zapata County’s 998.4 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub describe all of Zapata County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Las Palmas as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 6.5 miles southwest of Zapata County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Zapata County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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