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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| Incorporated | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Jerry Mouton Sherry Garrison Thane Harrison Tommy Ginn Bill Patterson Ron Martin Georgette Ford |
| • City Manager | James Stokes |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.57 sq mi (27.37 km2) |
| • Land | 10.51 sq mi (27.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,495 |
| • Density | 3,186.18/sq mi (1,230.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77536 |
| Area codes | 713, 281, 832, 346, 621 |
| FIPS code | 48-19624 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1334219 |
| Website | www |
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).