COMMUNITY PROFILE / LOCATION

With a population of more than 1.3 million people, San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the nation and the fastest growing city in Texas. The city has always been a meeting place for new opportunities and growth, with nearly 25 million visitors a year.

San Antonio has a unique position centrally located between the east and west coasts, and to other cities across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Central America and South America. North/South and East / West interstate highways connect San Antonio to the major Texas population centers and to primary border crossing points into Mexico, all 150 miles away including Laredo, Del Rio, Eagle Pass and the ports at Corpus Christi and Houston. Because of this combination of ideal location and quality infrastructure, more than 50 percent of the total goods flowing between the U.S. and Mexico travel through San Antonio before reaching their final destination. In addition, air service from San Antonio is frequent, with many non-stop daily flights to numerous points in Mexico. For more information on San Antonio's major transportation routes, please visit EDF's Transportation page.

Distance to Major Cities
Austin	Northeast	80 Miles	128 Kilometers
Dallas	Northeast	280 Miles	450 Kilometers
Houston	East	200 Miles	322 Kilometers
Corpus Christi	Southeast	145 Miles	233 Kilometers
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico	Southwest	150 Miles	241 Kilometers
Monterrey, Mexico	Southwest	295 Miles	474 Kilometers