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Welcome to Barker ...

Barker is located on the Gulf Coast.

Barker is located in Harris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Barker is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Barker: 713, 281, 346 & 832<3>

The ZIP code for Barker: 77413<4>

Communities Also Named Barker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Barker - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota (2), Montana (3), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barker.

Communities near Barker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barker.

  • Houston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Land
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Missouri City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosenberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Katy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <5>
  • Bellaire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fulshear
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stafford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West University Place
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Barker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barker ...

Looking for more information about Barker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Barker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Barker.

Adding Barker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Barker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Barker post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 713 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 281, 346 or 832. New phone numbers in the Barker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 713, 281, 346 or 832. As a result, placing a call in the Barker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Barker). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Barker or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/