Prairie View, Texas
Prairie View | |
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Prairie View City Hall | |
Location of Prairie View, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°4′56″N 95°59′30″W / 30.08222°N 95.99167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Waller |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Ronald Leverett |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.35 sq mi (19.03 km2) |
| • Land | 7.35 sq mi (19.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,184 |
| • Density | 946.24/sq mi (365.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 77446 |
| Area code | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-59336 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1344521 |
| Website | www |
Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States, situated on the northwestern edge of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 8,184 at the 2020 census.
Prairie View A&M University, the second-oldest public university in Texas, is based in the city.