Mercedes, Texas | |
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Nickname: The Queen City | |
Motto: "It Starts Here!" | |
Coordinates: 26°8′58″N 97°55′7″W / 26.14944°N 97.91861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Hidalgo |
Area | |
• Total | 11.86 sq mi (30.72 km2) |
• Land | 11.80 sq mi (30.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,258 |
• Density | 1,407.24/sq mi (543.34/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 78570 |
Area code | 956 |
FIPS code | 48-47700[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1341366[3] |
Website | cityofmercedes |
Mercedes is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 15,570 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.