Zapata, Texas

Zapata, Texas
CDP
U.S. Highway 83 in Zapata
U.S. Highway 83 in Zapata
Zapata, Texas is located in Texas
Zapata, Texas
Zapata, Texas
Location of Zapata, Texas
Zapata, Texas is located in the United States
Zapata, Texas
Zapata, Texas
Zapata, Texas (the United States)
Coordinates: 26°54′22″N 99°16′12″W / 26.90611°N 99.27000°W / 26.90611; -99.27000
Country United States
State Texas
CountyZapata
Area
 • Total
9.6 sq mi (25 km2)
 • Land7.6 sq mi (20 km2)
 • Water2.0 sq mi (5 km2)
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,383
 • Density560/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78076
Area code956
FIPS code48-80716[1]
GNIS feature ID1350720[2]

Zapata is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States.[3] The population was 5,383 at the 2020 census.[4] As an unincorporated community, Zapata has no municipal government, but like all 254 Texas counties has four elected county commissioners chosen by single-member districts and a countywide elected administrative judge.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusP2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).