Chapeno is a community in Starr County, Texas, home to about 95 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 78545.
Part is in Chapeno, part in Salineño and Lago Vista (Starr County)
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| Nearest major airport | San Antonio International Airport (SAT)209 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE)61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Laredo, TX72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX204 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chapeno; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Chapeno had 42 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2010.
It’s the 1663rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Starr County grew from 11,469 residents in 1900 to 65,920 in 2020.
Starr County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 103°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 19.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Falcon Dam, TX weather station (about a mile away).
8,704 jobs at 594 businesses in Starr County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chapeno.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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Shares ZIP codes with Salineño, Lago Vista (Starr County), Falconaire, Falcon Heights, Falcon Village and New Falcon.
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