Local servicesHospitalValley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen8.0 miPost officeLozano Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRio Hondo City Hall4.1 miPoliceRio Hondo Police Department4.1 miFire stationRio Hondo Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUTRGV Institute of Neuroscience7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValley International Airport HRL7.4 miInterstateI-69E6.8 miUS highwayUS 77 Bus6.2 miCoachHarlingen Bus StationGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 78568 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 47 min6:38 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 30 min7:13 am – 5:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 50°F24 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare163 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harlingen Rio Grande Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Harlingen
Nearby landmarksSweeney Lakelake · 2.9 miWardner Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miEl Preseno Lakelake · 3.6 miMontgomery Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miHeavin Resaca Trailtrailhead · 6.4 miUTRGV Institute of Neurosciencecollege · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLas Palomas Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 118 acresRio Hondo Community Parkrecreation area · 3.4 miLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.6 mi · 100,351 acresStookey Parkpark · 6.4 miPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Parkhistoric site · 11.6 mi · 1,815 acresResaca de la Palma State Parkstate park · 13.3 mi · 1,401 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCameron County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighHurricane Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality30% of days had good air in 2025109 of 365 days measured248 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 57, worst day 139main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cameron County monitors, TX
Drinking waterBrownsville Public Utilities Boardserves 201,249 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation26 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
