Ore City, Texas
Ore City, Texas | |
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| Nicknames: "City on the Iron Hill", “Iron City”, OC | |
Interactive map of Ore City | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′03″N 94°43′05″W / 32.80083°N 94.71806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Upshur |
| Incorporated | 1951 |
| Founded by | Lewis Porter Featherstone |
| Named after | the iron discovered |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Angela Edwards |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,108 |
| • Density | 568.52/sq mi (219.56/km2) |
| Demonym | Ore Citian |
| Time zone | Central (CST) |
| ZIP code | 75683 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-54216 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411331 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | orecitytx |
Ore City is a city in Upshur County, Texas, United States. Located where US 259 and FM 450 converge, just four miles below the Lake O’ the Pines. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census.