RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Brazoria County >> AngletonIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas


The Commemorative Quarter for Texas







Welcome to Angleton ...

The city of Angleton is located on the Gulf Coast.

Angleton is located in Brazoria County<1> and is the County Seat for Brazoria County.


The location of Angleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Angleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Angleton has a population of 19,507 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Angleton is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Angleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Angleton: (979)

The ZIP codes for Angleton: 77515-77516<5>

Websites for Angleton ...

Official Website: www.angleton.tx.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Angleton had an population of 19,507 people. This is an increase of 3.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Angleton had a population of 18,862 people (or 6.02% of the total population of Brazoria County). This makes Angleton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Angleton represents 0.08% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,862 people, the population of Angleton increased 4.04% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,130 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Angleton.

Communities Also Named Angleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Angleton - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Angleton.

Communities near Angleton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Angleton.

  • Alvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <6>
  • Lake Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
    • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <6>
  • Freeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
  • Clute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <6>
  • Richwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <6>
  • West Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sweeny
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Danbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Brazoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Angleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Angleton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Angleton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Angleton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Angleton. See our Newspapers Page for Angleton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angleton ...

Looking for more information about Angleton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Angleton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Angleton.

Adding Angleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angleton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Angleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Angleton post office opened in 1892.

We also found Angleton on a map titled Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angleton.

The official website for Angleton: www.angleton.tx.us/

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Angleton.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Angleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Angleton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Angleton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Angleton includes: 77515 & 77516.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024