Deer Park, Texas

Deer Park, Texas
City
Nickname: 
"Birthplace of Texas"
Location in Harris County in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°41′31″N 95°07′05″W / 29.69194°N 95.11806°W / 29.69194; -95.11806
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyHarris
Incorporated1948
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • City CouncilMayor Jerry Mouton
Sherry Garrison
Thane Harrison
Tommy Ginn
Bill Patterson
Ron Martin
Georgette Ford
 • City ManagerJames Stokes
Area
 • Total
10.57 sq mi (27.37 km2)
 • Land10.51 sq mi (27.21 km2)
 • Water0.062 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (7.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
34,495
 • Density3,186.3/sq mi (1,230.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77536
Area codes713, 281, 832, 346, 621
FIPS code48-19624
GNIS feature ID1334219
Websitewww.deerparktx.gov

Deer Park is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is located in southeast Harris County. As of the 2020 census, Deer Park had a population of 34,495.

Deer Park is the home to several major industrial facilities, including the Shell Chemicals plant, the Pemex refinery, and the Dow Chemical plant (formerly Rohm and Haas).