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Welcome to Orchard ...

The city of Orchard is located on the Gulf Coast.

Orchard is located in Fort Bend County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orchard has a population of 405 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Orchard is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Orchard: 979

The ZIP code for Orchard: 77464<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orchard had an population of 405 people. This is an increase of 15.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orchard had a population of 352 people. This makes Orchard the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 352 people, the population of Orchard decreased 13.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 408 people).

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

Communities Also Named Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Orchard: This one is located in Fort Bend County and the other is located in Galveston County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Orchard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Orchard ...

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

  • Rosenberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Katy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <5>
  • Fulshear
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sealy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookshire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Weston Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
  • Needville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Bernard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard ...

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

Adding Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orchard 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 (so far) for Orchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orchard post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fort Bend, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Orchard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Orchard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Orchard or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/