Port Isabel, Texas | |
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![Port Isabel Lighthouse[1]](view_image.php?q=Port_Isabel,_Texas&sq=&lang=&file=File:Port_Isabel_Texas_Lighthouse.jpg) | |
 Location of Port Isabel, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 26°4′25″N 97°12′48″W / 26.07361°N 97.21333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.80 sq mi (35.73 km2) |
| • Land | 6.79 sq mi (17.58 km2) |
| • Water | 7.01 sq mi (18.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,028 |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78578, 78597 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-58892[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1375530[4] |
| Website | www |
Port Isabel is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States.[5] It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 5,028 at the 2020 census.[6]
The city's name is given to the Port Isabel Detention Center, 12 miles (19 km) to the northwest next to the Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport.
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online article for the Port Isabel lighthouse state historic structure
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Garza, Alicia A. (November 11, 2009). "Port Isabel, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Port Isabel city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2015.