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Welcome to Sabine Pass ...

Sabine Pass is located on the Gulf Coast.

Sabine Pass is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabine Pass, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Sabine Pass is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sabine Pass: 409

The ZIP code for Sabine Pass: 77655<3>

Communities near Sabine Pass ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabine Pass ...

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

Adding Sabine Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sabine Pass 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 Sabine Pass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sabine Pass post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabine Pass.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sabine Pass - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Sabine Pass). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sabine Pass or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/