City Development Corporation of El Campo | Business Development | Relocation

The City of El Campo recently created a GIS (Geographic Information System) Map page which aims to bring together accurate and current geographic information in an easy to use format, while increasing the efficiency of city government.To see the GIS map, click here.

El Campo Map
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Wharton County Map
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El Campo is strategically positioned mid-way along the Texas Gulf Coast, in the heart of the “Texaplex”, the region that incorporates all the major cities in Texas: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin. Experts forecast this region to experience exponential growth in the coming years. El Campo is poised to partner with your organization for relocation, expansion or strategic implementation of your long-term goals. The City of El Campo covers an area of 6.7 square miles and is the largest city in Wharton County, which covers an expansive 1,115 square miles. El Campo is ideally situated for transportation at the intersection of US High way 59 (future Interstate 69 and NAFTA corridor) and State Highway 71 and only 38 miles from cross-country Interstate highway, I-10.

DRIVE TIME TO MAJOR CITIES FROM EL CAMPO:

Houston	1 Hour
Austin	2 Hours
San Antonio	2 Hours
Corpus Christi	2 Hours
Dallas	5 Hours
El Paso	12 Hours
Albuquerque	14 Hours
Oklahoma City	8 Hours
Little Rock	8 Hours
Memphis	10 Hours
New Orleans	7 Hours
Mexico	5 Hours

By Air

Wharton Municipal Airport is our nearest general aviation airport, offering a 5,000 ft paved runway with landing lights. Although it does not offer an instrument landing system, it does offer aircraft storage and maintenance. Commercial airport services are available at Houston's Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental airports through carriers such as Continental, American, Delta, United, and Southwest.

By Land

El Campo is a stone's throw from many of the state and country's major thoroughfares.

Interstate/Hwy	Distance
Interstate 10	38 miles
Interstate 45	73 miles
Proposed Interstate 69	<1 mile
US Hwy 59	<1 mile
US Hwy 90A	30 miles
State Hwy 71	<1 mile
State Hwy 60	14 miles
State Hwy 35	25 miles
State Hwy 36	45 miles

Additionally, motor freight from El Campo is simplified by a local motor terminal with 3 major freight carriers, which include Merchants Fast Motor Freight, Red Arrow Freight Lines, and Roadway Express.

By Sea

For shipping by sea, El Campo is only 50 miles from deepwater ports in Port Lavaca and Houston, with channel depths of 40 ft and barge services available. The nearest water access is the Victoria Barge Canal, only 52 miles away with a water depth of 9 ft. For more details on Texas ports, click here.

By Rail

Rail Service returned to the area in 2009. Kansas City Southern operates a rail line from Rosenberg to Victoria and offers switchyard service in Kendleton, only 25 miles away. According to the Kansas City Southern website: “The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) announced today that it will begin operating freight trains on its newly rehabilitated line from Victoria to Rosenberg, Texas on June 17(2009). This renewed operation restores rail service to communities along the line and brings needed rail capacity to south Texas to reduce highway congestion and the number of trucks on Texas highways. As an important part of a transcontinental main line that connects the heartland of the United States with the heartland of Mexico and as an important part of a rail network that connects with every other major rail carrier in North America, the restoration of the line will also make this part of the state more economically competitive, leading to future economic opportunity and jobs.” For more information, please visit www.kcsouthern.com.