Regional position
Its 2025 listing is 405, and the key is 48-48768; the inventory calls Mission, Texas (code 48768, estimate 88,992) an incorporated city. Rank 405 holds the visual reference connected to the inventory; readers may return to Mission, Texas (rank 405) at 26 degrees 12 minutes 15 seconds north, 98 degrees 19 minutes 31 seconds west. Population estimate 88,992 positions Mission, Texas (latitude 26.20406) among listed places; rank 405 is comparison, not geographic footprint. Read Mission, Texas (FIPS 48-48768) against Texas's Gulf coastal plain, prairies, Hill Country, High Plains, and desert mountains; Identifier 48-48768 preserves local identity as the view widens.
Water and drainage
Rank 405 identifies the intended entry beside that broad phrase; Water around Mission, Texas (code 48768, estimate 88,992) is best read as Gulf rivers, playas, springs, reservoirs, and large interior watersheds. That observation widens the water view around Mission, Texas (rank 405), code 48768; a checked Texas fact notes windblown sand and storm overwash transfer sediment toward Laguna Madre. Rank 405 identifies Mission, Texas (latitude 26.20406), while the water layer and coordinate 48-48768 describe how its setting may be read. Near Mission, Texas (FIPS 48-48768), water may separate natural edges from built labels; code 48768 cannot by itself define jurisdiction.
Relief and elevation
Coordinates and code 48768 next narrow the reference; a wide reading of Mission, Texas (code 48768, estimate 88,992) starts with coastal plain, prairies, Hill Country, plains, and desert ranges. For Mission, Texas (rank 405), the plotted marker is most informative when the terrain stays shown; rank 405 names the entry. Code 48768 preserves the local reference; one verified state detail relevant to Mission, Texas (latitude 26.20406) is that the Pecos and Staked Plains extend across the Texas Panhandle and into neighboring states. Census key 48-48768 prevents drift; at regional scale, Mission, Texas (FIPS 48-48768) is understood across drainage and terrain.
Settlement pattern
This page focuses on geographic relationships; at rank 405, Mission, Texas (code 48768) is a catalog entry and a located place. The state landscape and reference explain where the entry sits; population rank 405 helps compare Mission, Texas (rank 405). Identifier 48-48768 preserves municipal identity; Human geography near Mission, Texas (latitude 26.20406) is connected to water and terrain. Place 48768 stays specific; the wider Texas landscape gives Mission, Texas (FIPS 48-48768) setting that a municipal outline alone cannot supply. Identifier 48-48768 prevents namesake drift; for Mission, Texas (estimate 88,992), regional relationships bridge a locator point and a useful guide explanation.
Reading the city map
A countrywide-to-local sequence introduces Mission, Texas (code 48768) through Texas; rank 405 then gives the plotted place proper scale. Natural systems explain the larger setting outside rank 405; for Mission, Texas (rank 405), the plotted coordinate answers where. Place 48768 confirms the record; the useful comparison for Mission, Texas (latitude 26.20406) is its position with environmental systems. One state-scale clue behind Mission, Texas (FIPS 48-48768) is that playas are temporary wetland features of the High Plains region; rank 405 identifies the city entry. Rank 405, code 48-48768, and the landscape together provide a durable reference for Mission, Texas (estimate 88,992).