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Welcome to South Houston ...The city of South Houston is located on the Gulf Coast. South Houston is located in Harris County<1>. The location of South Houston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of South Houston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. A typical abbreviation for South Houston: S. Houston From the Census Estimates for 2019, South Houston has a population of 17,425 people<3> (see below for details). The community of South Houston is near sea level<4>. Time Zone: South Houston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for South Houston: (281)<5>, (713) & (832) The ZIP code for South Houston: 77587<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Houston had an population of 17,425 people. This is an increase of 2.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.05% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, South Houston had a population of 16,983 people. This makes South Houston the county's 6th most populous community. The population of South Houston represents 0.07% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 143rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 16,983 people, the population of South Houston increased 7.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,833 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for South Houston. Communities near South Houston ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Houston.
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 South Houston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Houston. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Houston. 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 South Houston. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Houston. See our Newspapers Page for South Houston. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Houston ...Looking for more information about South Houston? 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 South Houston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for South Houston. Adding South Houston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of South Houston 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 South Houston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found South Houston on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for South Houston. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Houston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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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