Laguna Vista, Texas

Laguna Vista is a quiet waterfront bedroom community and the home of the South Padre Island Golf Club. Family and children are important to the community. Parks and recreational facilities as well as their new library are the current priorities.

Laguna Vista is centrally located; not far from South Padre Island, Port Isabel, Los Fresnos, Brownsville, San Benito and Harlingen.

Laguna Vista is a town located in Cameron County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,658 and Laguna Vista is located at 26°6'12" North, 97°17'46" West (26.103381, -97.296053)1.

Children living in Laguna Vista are zoned to schools in Point Isabel Independent School District. Children go to Garriga Elementary School (Grades K-2), Derry Elementary School, (3-5), Port Isabel Junior High School (6-8), and Port Isabel High School (9-12). All of the schools are located in Port Isabel.

Click HERE for an aerial view of Laguna Vista, Texas.

Hospitals/medical centers near Laguna Vista:

• BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
• VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)
• BROWNSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laguna Vista:

• BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 17 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
• VALLEY INTL (about 26 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
• MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 65 miles; MC ALLEN, TX; ID: MFE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Laguna Vista:

• PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 5 miles; PORT ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL) CHARLES
• R JOHNSON (about 33 miles; PORT MANSFIELD, TX; ID: T05) 
•  MID VALLEY (about 47 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)

Amtrak station near Laguna Vista:

• 20 miles: BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.

 Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laguna Vista:

• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 20 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
• TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
• TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 29 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 64 miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
• SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
• TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 104 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
• TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 111 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)