Alvin, Texas

Alvin
Motto: 
"In touch with the past...planning for the future"
Interactive map of Alvin
Alvin
Location in Texas
Alvin
Alvin (the United States)
Alvin
Alvin (North America)
Coordinates: 29°23′37″N 95°16′18″W / 29.39361°N 95.27167°W / 29.39361; -95.27167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyBrazoria
Incorporated1893
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorGabe Adame
 • City ManagerJunru Roland
Area
 • Total
25.14 sq mi (65.11 km2)
 • Land24.27 sq mi (62.85 km2)
 • Water0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
Elevation
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
27,098
 • Density1,101.2/sq mi (425.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77511-77512
Area code281
FIPS code48-02272
GNIS feature ID2409692
Websitewww.alvin.gov

Alvin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and Brazoria County. As of the 2020 census, Alvin had a population of 27,098. Alvin's claim to fame is Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, who moved with his family to the city in 1947 as an infant and lived there until he moved to Round Rock in 2003. The Nolan Ryan Museum is in the Nolan Ryan Foundation and Exhibit Center on the campus of Alvin Community College. Alvin is also the home town of professional pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and professional football quarterback Joe Ferguson.