Rosharon, Texas

Rosharon, Texas
Nickname: 
"Buttermilk Station"
Rosharon
Location within the state of Texas
Rosharon
Rosharon (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°21′08″N 95°27′37″W / 29.35222°N 95.46028°W / 29.35222; -95.46028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria (CDP)
Fort Bend (areas near the CDP)
Area
  Total
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
  Land3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
1,152
  Density358/sq mi (138.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77583
Area code281 & 979
FIPS code48-63332
GNIS feature ID1366883

Rosharon (/rˈʃɛərən/ roh-SHAIR-ən), is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 521 and Farm to Market Road 1462. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,152. There are areas outside of the CDP, with Rosharon postal addresses, in Fort Bend County.