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Progreso Lakes, Texas

Progreso Lakes, Texas
City
City of Progreso Lakes
Location of Progreso Lakes, Texas
Location of Progreso Lakes, Texas
Hidalgo County ProgresoLakes.svg
Coordinates: 26°4′24″N 97°57′41″W / 26.07333°N 97.96139°W / 26.07333; -97.96139Coordinates: 26°4′24″N 97°57′41″W / 26.07333°N 97.96139°W / 26.07333; -97.96139
Country  United States of America
State  Texas
County Hidalgo
Area
 • Total 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
 • Land 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 75 ft (23 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 240
 • Density 110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 78596
Area code(s) 956
FIPS code 48-59642
GNIS feature ID 1388613

Progreso Lakes is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 240 at the 2010 United States Census. The city, incorporated in 1979, is centered on Lion and Moon Lakes, two resacas or ox-bow lakes.

Progreso Lakes is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. In addition, it shares the U.S.-Mexico border with the city of Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas.

Progreso Lakes is located at 26°4′24″N 97°57′41″W / 26.07333°N 97.96139°W / 26.07333; -97.96139 (26.073384, -97.961371). It is situated along FM 1015 in southern Hidalgo County, approximately two miles south of Progreso and six miles south of Weslaco.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (4.11%) is water.

The Progreso-Nuevo Progreso International Bridge over the Rio Grande connects the city with Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas in Mexico.


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