Citrus City

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Citrus City

Total population

2,395

Median home value

$93,800

7.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$39,375

Citrus City$39k

National$74k

Elevation66 m

Land area5.29 km²

Weather79°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates26.33°, -98.39°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Citrus City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,291 at the 2020 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was founded in 1943 during World War II by Howard Moffitt, a builder known for his vernacular Moffitt cottage architectural style, as part of a planned regional orange and grapefruit growing community. The local irrigation system proved to be too saline for fruit production, and the plans for a large town were revised. A few Moffitt houses survive in Citrus City.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Citrus City, TX from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Texas

• Doffing
  3.4 mi away
• Alton
  5.9 mi away
• Abram
  8.1 mi away
• Cuevitas
  12.5 mi away
• Buena Vista
  13.7 mi away
• Casa Blanca
  13.7 mi away
• Elias-Fela Solis
  14.8 mi away
• Eugenio Saenz
  15.1 mi away
• El Socio
  15.2 mi away
• East Alto Bonito
  15.2 mi away
• El Castillo
  15.3 mi away
• E. Lopez
  15.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Citrus City

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Breezy, Starr, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 22 mi
• Wildfire Dos Pistolas, Brooks, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 54 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 01:15 UTC.