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Around South Padre Island
Distances
Nearest major airport
San Antonio International Airport (SAT)240 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Corpus Christi, TX105 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
San Antonio, TX237 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of South Padre Island; 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.
Population over time
South Padre Island had 2,066 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 596th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Cameron County grew from 16,095 residents in 1900 to 421,017 in 2020.
Cameron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 52°F. About 23.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Port Isabel Cameron Ap, TX weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Cameron County
123,749 jobs at 6,732 businesses in Cameron County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in South Padre Island.
Nearest hospitals
Valley Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Brownsville26.9 miles
Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brownsville29.7 miles
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harlingen29.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
10
Mental health providers
17
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
1
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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