Ore City, Texas
Ore City, Texas | |
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| Nicknames: "City on the Iron Hill", “Iron City”, "OC", "Featherstone" (after Lewis P. Featherstone) | |
Interactive map of Ore City, Texas | |
Ore City, Texas Location of Ore City in the contiguous United States Ore City, Texas Ore City, Texas (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′03″N 94°43′05″W / 32.80083°N 94.71806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Upshur |
| Incorporated | 1951 |
| Founded by | Lewis Porter Featherstone |
| Named after | the iron discovered |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Angela Edwards |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Land | 2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,108 |
| • Density | 568.7/sq mi (219.56/km2) |
| Demonym | Ore Citian |
| Time zone | Central (CST) |
| ZIP code | 75683 |
| Area codes | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-54216 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411331 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | orecitytx |
Ore City is a city in Upshur County, Texas, United States. Located where US 259 and FM 450 converge, just four miles below the Lake O’ the Pines. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census.