Zapata, Texas
Zapata, Texas | |
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U.S. Highway 83 in Zapata | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′22″N 99°16′12″W / 26.90611°N 99.27000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Zapata |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.6 sq mi (25 km2) |
| • Land | 7.6 sq mi (20 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,383 |
| • Density | 560/sq mi (220/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78076 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-80716 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1350720 |
Zapata is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,383 at the 2020 census. As an unincorporated community, Zapata has no municipal government, but like all 254 Texas counties has four elected county commissioners chosen by single-member districts and a countywide elected administrative judge.