San José Acoculco is a town in the municipality of Atotonilco de Tula in the Mexican state of Hidalgo.

"[4][5] It is located in the region of Mezquital Valley, the locality corresponds to the geographical coordinates 19° 58' 9.301" of latitude north and 99° 18' 4.063" of length west, with an altitude of 2121 m.s.m.l.

[6] It’s located at an approximate distance of 9.54 kilometers to the southwest of the municipal capital, Atotonilco de Tula.

As for physiography it is located within the province of the Neo-volcanic Axis within the sub-province of Lakes and Volcanoes of Anáhuac; its land is hillock.

[7][8][9] With regard to the hydrography it is positioned in the Panuco region, within the basin of the Moctezuma River, in the sub-basin of the El Salto River.