Brownsville

Summary

Brownsville is a city in the United States^[1]. Brownsville ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,894 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brownsville is located in Cameron County^[3].
• Brownsville is in the country of United States^[4].
• Brownsville is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5].
• Brownsville's head of government is recorded as Juan Mendez III^[6].
• Brownsville's head of government is recorded as John Cowen Jr.^[7].
• Brownsville's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Brownsville's instance of is recorded as border city^[9].
• Brownsville's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Brownsville's instance of is recorded as county seat^[11].
• Fort Brown is named after Brownsville^[12].
• Brownsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barranquilla^[13].
• Brownsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Matamoros^[14].
• Brownsville's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara^[15].
• Brownsville's postal code is recorded as 78520^[16].
• Brownsville's postal code is recorded as 78521^[17].
• Brownsville's postal code is recorded as 78522^[18].
• Brownsville's postal code is recorded as 78523^[19].
• Brownsville's postal code is recorded as 78526^[20].
• Brownsville is part of Rio Grande Valley^[21].
• Brownsville's Commons category is recorded as Brownsville, Texas^[22].
• Brownsville's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[23].
• Brownsville's local dialing code is recorded as 956^[24].
• 1849 marks the founding of Brownsville^[25].
• Brownsville's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.930277777778, 'lon': -97.484444444444}^[26].
• Brownsville's authority is recorded as City of Brownsville^[27].

Body

Founding

1849 marks the founding of Brownsville^[25].

Identity

Brownsville's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brownsville'}^[28]. Brownsville is part of Rio Grande Valley^[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Brownsville include Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Brownsville ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,894 views/month).^[2] Brownsville has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Brownsville is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Brownsville include Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in United States^[31].