Rice Tracts is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

Rice Tracts, Texas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 26°3′30″N 97°37′37″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cameron
Area [1]
• Total	2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2)
• Land	1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	78586 (San Benito)
Area code	956
FIPS code	48-61766
GNIS feature ID	2805754[2]

It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the north and northeast by Brownsville, to the southeast, south, and southwest by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the northwest by Palmer. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of San Benito and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Brownsville.

The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, winds through the northern half of the community.

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