Texas City is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States, on the southwest shoreline of Galveston Bay. Texas City is a deepwater port on Texas's Gulf Coast, as well as a petroleum-refining and petrochemical-manufacturing center. The population was 51,898 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in Galveston County, behind League City and Galveston. It is a part of the Houston metropolitan area. It is notable as the site of a major explosion in 1947 that demolished the port and much of the city.
Country: United States
Founded: 1830s
Incorporated: 1911
Elevation: 10 ft (3 m)
Area code: 409
Time zone: UTC–6 (Central (CST))
ZIP Codes: 77510, 77539, 77568, 77590, 77591, 77592
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