Deer Park, Texas

Deer Park, Texas
Nickname: 
"Birthplace of Texas"
Location in Harris County in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°41′31″N 95°07′05″W / 29.69194°N 95.11806°W / 29.69194; -95.11806
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHarris
Incorporated1948
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager
  City CouncilMayor Jerry Mouton
Sherry Garrison
Thane Harrison
Tommy Ginn
Bill Patterson
Ron Martin
Georgette Ford
  City ManagerJames Stokes
Area
  Total
10.57 sq mi (27.37 km2)
  Land10.51 sq mi (27.21 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
34,495
  Density3,186.18/sq mi (1,230.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77536
Area codes713, 281, 832, 346, 621
FIPS code48-19624
GNIS feature ID1334219
Websitewww.deerparktx.gov

Deer Park is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is located in southeast Harris County. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Deer Park was 34,495.

Deer Park is the home to several major industrial facilities, including the Shell Chemicals plant, the Pemex refinery, and the Dow Chemical plant (formerly Rohm and Haas).