Edinburg, Texas
Edinburg | |
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The Hidalgo County Courthouse as seen from University Drive in late 2024 | |
| Nickname: "Gateway City to the Rio Grande Valley" | |
Location of Edinburg, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 26°18′15″N 98°9′50″W / 26.30417°N 98.16389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hidalgo |
| Founded | October 10, 1908 |
| Incorporated | September 19, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Ramiro Garza Johnny Garcia Daniel 'Dan' Diaz Jason De Leon |
| • City Manager | Myra L. Ayala |
| Area | |
| 44.78 sq mi (115.98 km2) | |
| • Land | 44.72 sq mi (115.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 100,243 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 104,294 |
| • Rank | US: 308th TX: 42nd |
| • Density | 2,332/sq mi (900.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 779,553 (US: 56th) |
| • Urban density | 2,389.7/sq mi (922.7/km2) |
| • Metro | 888,367 (US: 65th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 78504, 78539, 78540, 78541, 78542 |
| Area code | 956 |
| Sales tax | 8.25% |
| GNIS feature ID | 1335095 |
| Website | cityofedinburg.com |
Edinburg (/ˈɛdɪnbɜːrɡ/ ED-in-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 100,243 at the 2020 census, and in 2022, its estimated population was 104,294, making it the second-largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third-largest city in the larger Rio Grande Valley region.
Edinburg is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Edinburg is home to the main campus of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.