Welcome to Channelview ...

Channelview is located on the Gulf Coast.

Channelview is located in Harris County<1>.

The location of Channelview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Channelview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1933.

Channelview is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Channelview: (281)<4>, (713) and (832).

The ZIP code for Channelview: 77530<5>

Communities near Channelview ...

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

• Houston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <6>
• Pasadena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <6>
• Pearland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <6>
• League City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <6>
• Baytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <6>
• Friendswood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <6>
• La Porte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <6>
• Deer Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <6>
• South Houston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <6>
• Humble
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Humble is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humble <6>

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 Channelview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Channelview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Channelview. 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 Channelview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Channelview. See our Newspapers Page for Channelview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Channelview ...

Looking for more information about Channelview? 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 Channelview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Channelview.

Adding Channelview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Channelview 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 for Channelview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Channelview post office opened in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Channelview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Channelview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/