Welcome to Danbury ...

The city of Danbury is located on the Gulf Coast.

Danbury is located in Brazoria County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Danbury has a population of 1,760 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Danbury is near sea level<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Danbury: (979)

The ZIP code for Danbury: 77534<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Danbury had an population of 1,760 people. This is an increase of 2.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Danbury had a population of 1,715 people. This makes Danbury the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,715 people, the population of Danbury increased 6.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,611 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Danbury.

Communities Also Named Danbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Danbury - they are located in Connecticut, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Danbury ...

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

• Alvin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <6>
• Lake Jackson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
  • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <6>
• Angleton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton
  • Angleton is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angleton <6>
• Manvel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
  • Manvel is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <6>
• Santa Fe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <6>
• Freeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• Clute
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
  • Clute is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <6>
• Iowa Colony
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
  • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
• Richwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <6>
• West Columbia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <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 Danbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danbury ...

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

Adding Danbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Danbury post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

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