About Port Isabel, Texas

Port Isabel stands where Texas Highway 100 reaches Laguna Madre in southeastern Cameron County. Known earlier as El Fronton de Santa Isabel and Point Isabel, the community was incorporated under its present name in 1928. Its history is closely tied to harbor development, rail connections, fishing, and the causeway to South Padre Island.

  • 2020 PopulationThe 2020 census recorded 5,028 residents in Port Isabel.
  • Historic LighthouseThe Port Isabel Lighthouse was built in 1853 at a cost of $7,000.
  • First RailwayThe narrow gauge Rio Grande Valley Railway began linking Port Isabel and Brownsville in 1872.
  • Ship ChannelIn 1933, the ship channel was dredged to a depth of 12 feet and a width of 125 feet.
  • Island CausewayThe Queen Isabella Causeway built in 1974 replaced an earlier crossing and connects Port Isabel with South Padre Island.

Find your street

Names on the Port Isabel map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks4

  • The Port Isabel City Hall
  • Laguna Heights
  • Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
  • Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Streets and roads24

  • State Park Road 100
  • East Ocean Boulevard
  • Queen Isabella Causeway
  • South Shore Drive
  • East Adams Street
  • Port Road
  • Island Avenue
  • Woodys Lane
  • Oklahoma Street
  • East 14th Street
  • Railroad Avenue
  • East Monroe Street
  • East Maxan Street
  • Bass Avenue
  • Capt Kidd Drive
  • Roy Avenue
  • Third Street
  • West Jefferson Street
  • East Hickman Avenue
  • Champion Street
  • Michigan Street
  • West Houston Street
  • Isabella Point Drive
  • Ash Street

Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.

The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

The Details

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A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.

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