Pearland, Texas
Pearland, Texas | |
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City | |
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Seal | |
| Mottoes: Where Town Meets Country; Classic Gulf Coast | |
Location in Brazoria County in the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 29°33′16″N 95°17′45″W / 29.55444°N 95.29583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Kevin Cole Mayor Pro Tem Clint Byrom Joseph Koza, Jr. Tony Carbone Mona Chavarria Layni Cade Rick Fernandez Rushi Patel |
| • City Manager | Trent Epperson |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.84 sq mi (126.49 km2) |
| • Land | 48.66 sq mi (126.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 125,828 |
• Estimate (2023) | 127,736 |
| • Density | 2,516.5/sq mi (971.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77581, 77584, 77588, 77089 |
| Area codes | 713, 281, 832, 346, 621 |
| FIPS code | 48-56348 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1343734 |
| Website | www |
Pearland (/ˈpɛərlænd/ PEAR-land) is a city in Brazoria County, with portions extending into Fort Bend and Harris Counties, in Texas, United States. The city of Pearland is a principal city within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, Pearland had a population of 125,828, up from a population of 91,252 at the 2010 census. Pearland's population growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 142%, which ranked Pearland as the 15th-fastest-growing city in the U.S. during that time, compared to other cities with a population of 10,000 or greater in 2000. Pearland is the third-largest city in the Greater Houston area after Houston and Pasadena, Texas.