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Enter an address or coordinates to see the site's NAD83 and NAD27 coordinates, ground elevation, county and districts, the FM zone and Mississippi side it falls in, and its distance to the Mexican and Canadian borders.

Location

NAD8331° 38′ 45.5″ N 103° 00′ 05.6″ W31.645972, -103.001556
NAD2731° 38′ 45.0″ N 103° 00′ 04.0″ WNOAA NADCON 5
UTM (NAD27)UTM Zone 13: 3,502,729.5 m N, 689,548.3 m E
Ground elevation811.6 m (2,663 ft) AMSLFCC terrain service, USGS 1 arc-second data

Census geography

StateTexasGEOID 48
CountyWard CountyGEOID 48475
County subdivisionMonahans CCDGEOID 4847592605
Census tractCensus Tract 9501GEOID 48475950100
Census blockBlock 3041GEOID 484759501003041
Congressional districtCongressional District 23GEOID 4823 · 120th Congressional Districts
State senate districtState Senate District 31GEOID 48031 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Upper
State house districtState House District 81GEOID 48081 · 2026 State Legislative Districts - Lower
2020 block population0
FCC market areasCMA665, BEA135, MTA007, BTA327, PEA343FCC Area API: Cellular Market Area, Economic Area, Major and Basic Trading Areas, Partial Economic Area

FCC rule zones

FM zone (§73.205)Zone II (§73.205(c))
Mississippi RiverWestNew call signs start with K (§73.3550(e)); FM translators use the §74.1235(b)(2) table
Mexican border205 km (128 mi)
Canadian border1,929 km (1,199 mi)
  • 125 to 320 km from Mexico: FM translators and boosters may exceed 50 W, with the limits of §74.1235(d)(2).
  • Within 320 km of Mexico: FM stations follow the 1992 U.S.-Mexico FM Agreement (§73.207(b)(3)).

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Sources for this data

  • Coordinates, address matching and census geography come from the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder; FCC market areas and block population from the FCC Area API. Elevation of the ground: FCC terrain data. NAD27 and UTM: the National Geodetic Survey at NOAA (NADCON 5).
  • FM zones are set by §73.205. The Mississippi River divides K and W call letters (§73.3550(e)) and the power tables for FM translators (§74.1235(b)). FM stations less than 320 km from Mexico or Canada are governed by the international agreements (§73.207(b)); boosters and translators in that zone have separate limits (§74.1235(d)).
  • The borders, the river and zone lines are plotted from simplified public map data, so any site near a line is flagged for confirmation.

Intended for planning. Not produced by NOAA, the FCC or the Census Bureau.