Welcome to Deer Park ...

The city of Deer Park is located on the Gulf Coast.

Deer Park is located in Harris County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deer Park has a population of 33,381 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Deer Park is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Deer Park: (281)<5>, (713) and (832).

The ZIP code for Deer Park: 77536<6>

Websites for Deer Park ...

Official Website:   www.ci.deer-park.tx.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.deerpark.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deer Park had an population of 33,381 people. This is an increase of 4.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deer Park had a population of 32,010 people. This makes Deer Park the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Deer Park represents 0.13% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,010 people, the population of Deer Park increased 12.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 28,520 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deer Park.

Communities Also Named Deer Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Deer Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (6), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Deer Park ...

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

• Houston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,316,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <7>
• Pearland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <7>
• League City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <7>
• Baytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <7>
• Friendswood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <7>
• Dickinson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <7>
• South Houston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Houston
  • South Houston is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Houston <7>
• West University Place
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West University Place
  • West University Place is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West University Place <7>
• Seabrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <7>
• Webster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <7>

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 Deer Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deer Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deer Park. 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 Deer Park.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Park ...

Looking for more information about Deer Park? 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 Deer Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deer Park.

Adding Deer Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deer Park 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 Deer Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Deer Park post office opened in 1893.

We also found Deer Park on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Deer Park: www.ci.deer-park.tx.us/

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

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