Encinal, Texas

Encinal, Texas
Encinal water tower
Location of Encinal, Texas
Coordinates: 28°2′28″N 99°21′17″W / 28.04111°N 99.35472°W / 28.04111; -99.35472
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLa Salle
Area
  Total
0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
  Land0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
540
  Density1,300/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
78019
Area code956
FIPS code48-24240
GNIS feature ID2410439
Websitehttps://www.cityofencinal.com/

Encinal (/ˌɛnsɪˈnɔːl/ EN-sin-AWL) is a city in La Salle County, Texas, United States. The population was 540 at the 2020 census. Interstate 35 Business runs through the community. There are few businesses in Encinal; most have closed along the main street.

Railroad officials named the town for the Spanish word for oak grove. The population peaked in 1937 at eight hundred residents.