Mercedes, Texas
Mercedes, Texas | |
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Downtown Mercedes in August 2010 | |
| Nickname: The Queen City | |
| Motto: "It Starts Here!" | |
Location of Mercedes, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 26°8′58″N 97°55′7″W / 26.14944°N 97.91861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Hidalgo |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.86 sq mi (30.72 km2) |
| • Land | 11.80 sq mi (30.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,258 |
| • Density | 1,407.2/sq mi (543.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78570 |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-47700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1341366 |
| Website | cityofmercedes |
Mercedes is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. As of the 2020 census, Mercedes had a population of 16,258. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.