El Cenizo, Texas

El Cenizo, Texas
Location of El Cenizo, within Webb County, TX
Location of El Cenizo, within Webb County, TX
El Cenizo is located in Texas
El Cenizo
El Cenizo
Location of El Cenizo in Texas
El Cenizo is located in the United States
El Cenizo
El Cenizo
Location of El Cenizo in the US
Coordinates: 27°19′42″N 99°29′48″W / 27.32833°N 99.49667°W / 27.32833; -99.49667
Country United States
State Texas
CountyWebb
Government
 • TypeCity Commission
 • MayorElsa Degollado
 • CommissionerSalvador Hernandez
Area
 • City0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.33 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  1.4%
 • Metro
161.76 sq mi (418.96 km2)
Elevation390 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City2,540
 • Density4,800/sq mi (1,900/km2)
 • Metro
636,516
 • Metro density3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2)
 metro area includes Laredo, Texas, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Rio Bravo, Texas, El Cenizo, Texas, Laredo Ranchettes, Texas. Larga Vista, Texas, Ranchos Penitas West, Texas, & La Presa, Texas
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
Zip Code
78043
Area code+1-956
FIPS code48-22905[3]
GNIS feature ID1377764[2]
Websitehttp://www.cityofelcenizo.com/
Nearby airports:
Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD
Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

El Cenizo is a city in Webb County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2020 census.[4] El Cenizo is the third-largest city in Webb County. It is located about 20 miles south of the county seat of Laredo.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Cenizo, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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