Santa Monica is a community in Willacy County, Texas, home to about 98 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 78569.
Homes sold for a median of $150 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lyford; part is in Santa Monica
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Santa Monica. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Antonio International Airport (SAT)220 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Valley International Airport (HRL)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Corpus Christi, TX100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX215 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Santa Monica; 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.
Santa Monica had 86 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1657th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Willacy County grew from 10,499 residents in 1930 to 20,164 in 2020.
Willacy County, 1930–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 48°F. About 25.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raymondville, TX weather station (4 miles away).
3,004 jobs at 189 businesses in Willacy County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Santa Monica.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 4 |
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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.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Lyford CISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyford ElLyford | Pre-K–5 | 658 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Lyford MiddleLyford | 6–8 | 299 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Lyford H SLyford | 9–12 | 439 | Public | 1.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lyford, Zapata Ranch and Yznaga.
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