McAllen Quick Facts
Convention & Visitors Bureau:P.O. Box 790
McAllen, TX 78505-0790
877/MCALLEN or 956/682-2871
Fax: 956-631-8571
Visitors Information Center:
McAllen Chamber of Commerce
1200 Ash Ave.
McAllen, TX 78501
email: tourism@mcallen.com
Web-site: www.mcallen.org
Founded: 1909
Incorporated: February 21, 1911
County: Hidalgo
Altitude: 122 feet
Weather: Avg. Temp. 74°, 26 inches of rainfall yearly.
Coldest Month: January, 61° and 12 days of rain.
Warmest Month: July, 86° and 3 days of rain.
Location: Longitude 98°14' west and Latitude 26°12' north.
71 mi. west of the Gulf of Mexico & 8 mi. from the Mexican border.
Population:
McAllen 115,000 (2000 approx.)
Metro. Stat. Area (MAS) 383,545 (1990 census)
Services:
- Liaison with local hotels, restaurants, attractions.
- Liaison with local receptive operators.
- Assistance with itinerary planning, site inspections and step-on guides.
- Provide brochures, maps, and literature to help sell/make your trips.
Promotional Materials Available:
McAllen Visitor's Guide: general tourist information.
McAllen Rack Brochure: brief tourist information.
McNifico: Spanish language visitor's guide.
Calendar of Events: available November - April.
Meeting Planner's Guide: includes meeting space specifications, hotel information and CVB services.
McAllen Area Street Map: all streets in McAllen, and major streets in Pharr, Mission, and Edinburg.
Golf Guide: lists all golf courses in the McAllen area.
Park Guide: lists all RV Parks and amenities in the Valley.
Guide Book: describes points of interest in the Rio Grande Valley.
Birding in the McAllen Area: lists bird/wildlife-watching locations in the area
Historical Map of Hidalgo County: shows all historical sites in county with a brief description of each.
Directory of Churches: listing of all churches in McAllen.
The McAllen CVB may also be able to obtain materials on the attractions & destinations mentioned in this guide. Infrastructure
Hospitals/Health Services
Rio Grande Regional Hospital
101 Ridge Road (south of Exp 83, west of 2nd Street)
956/632-8000
300 physicians, 35 medical specialties, 200 beds.
McAllen Medical Center
301 West Exp 83 (south of Exp 83, east of 2nd Street)
956/632-4000
400 physicians, 50 medical specialties, 462 beds.
McAllen Heart Hospital
1900 S. "D" Street (5 blocks east of 2nd Street off Ridge Road)
956/994-2000
60 beds, 24 hour Emergency Center.
Night Clinics
McAllen Family Night Clinic Valley Medical Arts Day & Night Clinic
190 E. Toronto
956/6864105
5201 N 1 0th
956/631-5411
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911
fire, police, ambulance
Colleges & Universities
The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA)
956/381-2741
www.panam.edu
UTPA is located in Edinburg, just seven miles from McAllen. It is the fifth largest campus in the UT-System and the tenth largest
public university in Texas. The enrollment is approximately 13,000 students, 88% of whom are Hispanic. UTPA offers 47 bachelor's
degrees and 36 master's degrees in more than 50 fields of the sciences, business, arts and humanities, education and social and health
sciences. The University also offers a doctorate in business administration with an emphasis in international business.
South Texas Community College (STCC)
956/6314922
www.stc.co.tx.us
STCC was created in 1993 by Act of the Texas Legislature to serve Hidalgo and Starr counties. It is the fastest growing community
college in the state, with a 600% enrollment increase in its first three years of operation (from 1,000 in 1993 to 6,000 in 1997).
There are several satellite campuses around Hidalgo County and one in Starr County. The main campus is on Pecan and 39th in McAllen.
STCC offers 52 certificate and associate degree programs in the areas of business, communications, fine arts, humanities, math, science,
nursing and allied health, social and behavioral sciences and technology.
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The Monitor (Daily) 1101 Ash St. 956/686-4343 |
Town Crier (Wednesdays) 1811 N. 23rd 9561628-2423 |
TV
KGBT-TV Ch. 4 (CBS) 956/421-4444
KRGV-TV Ch. 5 (ABC) 956/631-5555
KVEO-TV Ch. 23 (NBC) 956/544-2323
FOX-TV Ch. 6 (FOX) 956/
KMBH-TVCh. 60 (PBS) 956/421-4111
XRlO-TVCh. 2 SPANISH 956/630-2222
Radio
KBFM-FM 104 Top 40
KFRQ-FM 94.5 Rock
KVLY-FM 108 Adult Contemporary
KKPS-FM 95.5 Tejano
KSOX-FM 102.1 Oldies
KGBT-AM 1530 Spanish
KHID-FM 88.1 National Public Radio
KIWW-FM 96 Tejano
KRGE-AM 1290 Rock
KTEX-FM 100 Country
KURV-AM 710 News & Talk
KVJY-AM 840 Easy Listening
KVMV-FM 97.6 Christian Radio