Port Isabel, Texas

About Port Isabel

Port Isabel is a close-knit town in southern Texas with an estimated population of 5,210.

Officially, Port Isabel is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.79 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 767 residents per square mile.

📰 Port Isabel News Today

• Hockema: Port Isabel must protect nature tourism amid regional industrial boom Rio Grande Guardian · Oct 11
• ‘It has changed everything’: Port Isabel families say fear of ICE raids is keeping them home ValleyCentral.com · Jul 21
• Port Isabel Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Port Isabel, 78578, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• Obituary information for Alvah Thomas Galloway IV Thomae Garza Funeral Home · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Port Isabel Unique

• The only place in America named Port Isabel — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 5,210.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Port Isabel

• Astropub
• Dirty Al's at Pelican Station — seafood
• El Buen Pescador — mexican
• El Papa's — mexican
• Hikaru — japanese
• Isabel's Cafe — mexican
• Joe's Oyster Bar — seafood
• La Bahia Restaurant and Bar — seafood
• Los Cabos — mexican
• Marcello's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Port Isabel Historical Museum · Museum
• Starbase Sign · Attraction
• Treasures of the Gulf Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Port Isabel

• Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site reviews ★
• Arturo Galvan Coastal Park reviews ★
• Buelah Lee Park reviews ★
• Port Isabel Veterans Park reviews ★
• St. Andrew's Park reviews ★
• Washington Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Port Isabel

• CAMERON CO J J A E P
• DERRY EL
• GARRIGA EL
• PORT ISABEL EARLY COLLEGE H S
• PORT ISABEL J H

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Port Isabel

🏘️ Nearby Communities