Alief, Houston
Alief | |
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Community | |
Alief Location within the state of Texas Alief Alief (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 29°42′40″N 95°35′47″W / 29.71111°N 95.59639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Harris |
| City | Houston |
| Settled | 1894 |
| Annexed by Houston | 1967 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.13 sq mi (36.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 106,657 |
| • Density | 7,548/sq mi (2,914/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77411, 77099, 77072 |
| Area codes | 281, 346, 713, 832 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329364 |
Alief (/ˈeɪliːf/ AY-leef) is a working-class suburb in Southwest Harris County, Texas, United States. Most of Alief is within the city limits of Houston, while a portion of the community is in unincorporated Harris County.
First settled in 1894 as a rural farm community, Alief experienced rapid population growth in the 1970s and 1980s. The community became one of the most ethnically diverse areas in Houston.