Alamo, Texas
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Alamo (/ˈæləmoʊ/ AL-ə-moh), located in the Rio Grande Valley in what is nicknamed the "Land of Two Summers", is a city in the irrigated area of southern Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Known as the "Refuge to the Valley", it is located in an area of abundant vegetable farming and citrus groves, and is a noted winter resort/retirement town near the Mexico–U.S. border. Alamo is one of the Rio Grande Valley's gateways to Mexico, via U.S. Route 281 and Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, as well as a gateway to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Alamo's population was 19,493 at the 2020 census.
This article is about the town located in the Rio Grande Valley and having no affiliation with the Alamo Mission in what is now downtown San Antonio, Texas, nor the San Antonio suburb of Alamo Heights, Texas. For other uses, see Alamo, Texas (disambiguation).
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Alamo, Texas | |
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Nickname: The Refuge to the Valley | |
Coordinates: 26°11′6″N 98°7′4″W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Texas |
County | Hidalgo |
Incorporated | May 12, 1924[1] |
Named for | Alamo Mission |
Area | |
• Total | 7.51 sq mi (19.45 km2) |
• Land | 7.51 sq mi (19.45 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,493 |
• Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 78516 |
Area code | 956 |
FIPS code | 48-01576[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1329296[4] |
Website | www |
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