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El Camino AngostoTX

Home to 95 people, this town lies in Texas.

Is El Camino Angosto a good place to live?

El Camino Angosto’s January low is 51°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 37°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than El Camino Angosto. El Camino Angosto has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

95 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
San BenitoSan BenitoEl Camino Angosto

The data

Ordered by what stands out in El Camino Angosto.

Work & commute

Most of El Camino Angosto’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

0%work in town

The top destinations are Harlingen (37%), Brownsville (18%) and San Benito (12%). For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away.

Where working residents work

In El Camino Angosto0%
Harlingen37%
Brownsville18%
San Benito12%
Corpus Christi7%
13 mi
median commute distance
6
jobs based in El Camino Angosto
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2024 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in El Camino Angosto is hurricanes, at a high overall level

76risk score of 100

For El Camino Angosto, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 76 of 100. FEMA puts 43% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 28% to inland flooding.

FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

El Camino Angosto: mild winters and hot summers

97°summer high

July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 51° and snow is almost unheard of.

Typical low → high °F

Winter53–73°
Spring66–86°
Summer76–96°
Fall66–86°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

El Camino Angosto stands out in Texas and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have been diagnosed with depression

Across all 31 CDC measures, El Camino Angosto beats Texas on 7 and trails on 9. El Camino Angosto: 11% of adults smoke cigarettes.

El Camino AngostoTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)20%13%12%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)31%18%8.1%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%22%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)36%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
7 better15 too close to call9 worse
What stands outEl Camino AngostoTX
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.9%12.5%
Fewer adults with depression17.2%21.2%
More uninsured adults31.4%19.1%
VHS Harlingen Hospital Company
4.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

0
homes sold in June

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about El Camino Angosto

14pages on El Camino Angosto
Nearby attractions

Starbase and 9 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around El Camino Angosto. Close and well known come first.

All 11 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to El Camino Angosto: who provides what

El Camino Angosto is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of San Benito water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCameron CountyCameron County provides services here
SchoolsSan Benito Consolidated Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCameron County Early Voting ClerkCameron County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7858678586 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave El Camino Angosto for work

Where El Camino Angosto’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

37% → Harlingen Harlingen 37% 18% → Brownsville Brownsville 18% 12% → San Benito San Benito 12% 7% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 7% 3% → Edinburg Edinburg 3% 2% → Santa Rosa Santa Rosa 2% El Camino Angosto · 0% stay
6jobs based in El Camino Angosto
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2024

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of El Camino Angosto; the nearest are

About El Camino Angosto

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

El Camino Angosto is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 186 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
36 ft

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