Welcome to Texas City ...

The coastal city of Texas City is located on the Gulf Coast.

Texas City is located in Galveston County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Texas City has a population of 50,083 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Texas City is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Texas City: (409)

The ZIP codes for Texas City: 77590-77592<4>

Websites for Texas City ...

Official Website:   www.texas-city-tx.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.texascitychamber.com/

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Texas City had an population of 50,083 people. This is an increase of 11.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Texas City had a population of 45,099 people (which is 15.42% of the total population of Galveston County). This makes Texas City the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Texas City represents 0.18% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 45,099 people, the population of Texas City increased 8.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 41,521 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Texas City.

Communities Also Named Texas City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Texas City - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Texas City ...

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

• League City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <5>
• Galveston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <5>
• Friendswood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <5>
• Dickinson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <5>
• Seabrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <5>
• Santa Fe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <5>
• Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>
• Hitchcock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <5>
• Nassau Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Bay
  • Nassau Bay is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau Bay <5>
• Taylor Lake Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Lake Village
  • Taylor Lake Village is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Lake Village <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 Texas City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Texas City.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Texas City. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Texas City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texas City ...

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

Adding Texas City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Texas City 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 Texas City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Texas City post office opened in 1893.

We also found Texas City on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Texas City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Texas City: www.texas-city-tx.org/

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/