Rio Bravo, Texas

Rio Bravo
Coordinates: 27°21′53″N 99°28′46″W / 27.36472°N 99.47944°W / 27.36472; -99.47944
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWebb
Government
  TypeMayor
  MayorAmanda Perez Aguero
Area
  City
0.67 sq mi (1.72 km2)
  Land0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)  1.4%
  Metro
161.76 sq mi (418.96 km2)
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
4,450
  Density6,600/sq mi (2,600/km2)
  Metro
636,516
  Metro density3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
Zip Code
78046
Area code+1-956
FIPS code48-62138
GNIS feature ID1388239
Nearby Airports:
Laredo: Laredo International Airport KLRD LRD
Nuevo Laredo: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL NLD

Rio Bravo is a city in Webb County, in the American state of Texas. It lies sixteen miles south of Laredo on Highway 83, on the left bank of the Rio Grande (Spanish: Rio Bravo). Founded in 1982 by Cecil McDonald, a property developer who also founded neighboring El Cenizo, Rio Bravo was incorporated as a city in 1989. It had a population of 4,450 at the time of the 2020 census.