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Summary for HoustonAbout Houston (Click for our profile page) Located in: Primarily Harris County (see below). A portion of Houston extends into Fort Bend County and Montgomery County. Time Zone: Houston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) Telephone Area Codes: (281), (713), (832)<1> ZIP Codes: 77001-77096, 77098-77099, 77201-77210, 77212-77213, 77215-77231, 77233-77238, 77240-77245, 77248-77249, 77251-77259, 77261-77263, 77265-77275, 77277, 77279-77280, 77282, 77284, 77287-77293, 77297, 77299<2> Elevation: 40 feet [12.19 m] above sea level<3> From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Houston) Population
Total Area:<5> 627 sq. miles [1,625.2 km²] - of which 4.45% is water (27.91 sq. miles [72.3 km²]) Housing Units:<6> 892,646 Websites for Houston Official Website: www.cityofhouston.gov/ Junior League: www.juniorleaguehouston.org/ GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7> For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Houston: Lat: 29.755000° (or 29°45'17" N) Lon: -95.354100° (or -95°21'14" W) USGS Topo Map: Houston Heights<8> Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Houston GNIS ID: 2410796 FIPS State / Place Code: 48 / 35000 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Houston) About Harris County The city of Houston is the County Seat for Harris County. From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Harris) Population
Total Area: 1,777 sq. miles [4,603.7 km²] - of which 4.16% is water (74 sq. miles [191.7 km²]) Housing Units: 1,598,698 Official Website: www.co.harris.tx.us/ Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Harris GNIS ID: 1383886 FIPS State / County Code: 48 / 201 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Houston) About Texas From the US Census Population
Websites for State of Texas Official Website: https://texas.gov/ Tourism: https://www.traveltexas.com/ Parks: https://tpwd.texas.gov/ Fishing: https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/fishing/ Hunting: tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/ Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Texas GNIS ID: 1779801 FIPS State: 48 (For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Houston) Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Houston: www.cityofhouston.gov/ The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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