Rice Tracts, Texas
Rice Tracts, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 26°3′30″N 97°37′37″W / 26.05833°N 97.62694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cameron |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 78586 (San Benito) |
| Area code | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-61766 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805754 |
Rice Tracts is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the north and northeast by Brownsville, to the southeast, south, and southwest by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the northwest by Palmer. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of San Benito and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville.
The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, winds through the northern half of the community.