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Welcome to Orange County ...

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

The community of Orange is the Seat for Orange County.

Orange County was founded in 1852 and was created by taking area from Jefferson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Orange had a population of 83,396 people. This is an increase of 1.69% since the last Census (which gave a population of 82,012 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orange represented 0.33% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Orange County:

  • Bridge City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <2>
  • Pine Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Forest is located in Orange County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Pinehurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Rose City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rose City is located in Orange County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Vidor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Vidor is located in Orange County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <2>
  • West Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.