Welcome to Old Ocean ...

Old Ocean is located on the Gulf Coast.

Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Ocean, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1944.

Old Ocean is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Old Ocean: (979)

The ZIP code for Old Ocean: 77463<4>

Communities near Old Ocean ...

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

• Lake Jackson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Bay City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
• West Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Sweeny
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <5>
• Brazoria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <5>
• Jones Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <5>
• Holiday Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
  • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Bailey's Prairie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
  • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Wild Peach Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
  • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
• Danciger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
  • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Ocean ...

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

Adding Old Ocean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Ocean 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 Old Ocean was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Old Ocean post office opened in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Ocean.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Ocean. 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/