Tomball, Texas
Tomball, Texas | |
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Seal | |
| Motto: "Tomball. Texan for Fun!" | |
Location in Harris County and the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°5′56″N 95°37′8″W / 30.09889°N 95.61889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Harris |
| City Established | December 2, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Lori Klein Quinn |
| • City Manager | David Esquivel |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.09 sq mi (33.91 km2) |
| • Land | 13.01 sq mi (33.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,341 |
• Estimate (2022) | 13,585 |
| • Density | 905.5/sq mi (349.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 77375, 77377 |
| Area codes | 281, 346, 621, 713, 832 |
| FIPS code | 48-73316 |
| 1GNIS feature ID | 1348633 |
| State highways | |
| Website | tomballtx |
Tomball (/ˈtɒmbɔːl/ TOM-bawl) is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the development of the Port of Houston.