Peñitas, Texas

Peñitas, Texas
Location of Peñitas, Texas
Coordinates: 26°15′30″N 98°26′19″W / 26.258315°N 98.438645°W / 26.258315; -98.438645
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHidalgo
Foundedmid-1520s
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorRamiro Loya
 • Mayor Pro-TemOsiel Ramos
 • City CouncilFelipe Quintanilla
Area
 • Total
9.407 sq mi (24.364 km2)
 • Land9.365 sq mi (24.255 km2)
 • Water0.042 sq mi (0.108 km2)  0.45%
Elevation
144 ft (44 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,460
 • Estimate 
(2024)
6,568
 • Density701/sq mi (270.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
78576
Area code956
FIPS code48-56696
GNIS feature ID1388195
Websitecityofpenitas.com

Peñitas is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,460 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 6,568 in 2024.

It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.