Orange County is a county in Texas, United States, on the Sabine River across from Louisiana, forming the eastern corner of the Golden Triangle of Texas. It had a population of 84,808 at the 2020 census and covers 380 square miles (980 km2) — 334 square miles land, 46 square miles water — centred near 30°08′N 93°53′W.<\/p>\n
Orange is the county seat, and its postal code is 77630. The county has six incorporated cities, three census-designated places, and a long list of unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone and is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
Orange County has six incorporated cities clustered along the Sabine and Cow Bayou, three census-designated places, and dozens of small unincorporated communities scattered through its farm and timber country. City limits marked “seat” below is the county seat; CDP = census-designated place, an unincorporated community the Census Bureau tracks separately; Unincorp. = an unincorporated community with no defined census boundary.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630 \/ 77632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vidor<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bridge City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77611<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Orange<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pinehurst<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rose City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mauriceville<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77626<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little Cypress<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Forest Heights<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Forest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orangefield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 77639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bancroft<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bessie Heights<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brownwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bruner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Connell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coughlin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Doc Brown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Doty<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Echo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Echo Forest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Francis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gratis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kinard Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lakeview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lakeview Estates<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lakewood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lawson Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lemonville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Maple Crest Acres<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morgan Bluff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oilla<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peveto<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pine Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Reese<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ridgecrest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stark<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Terry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Texla<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tulane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Bluff<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Port Arthur, the Jefferson County refinery city, has annexed a small strip of its far-eastern city limits into Orange County; the great majority of the city and its population sit in Jefferson County, so it is not counted as one of Orange County’s own places here.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nWest Orange, Pinehurst, Rose City, Little Cypress and Forest Heights share the 77630 Orange ZIP; most of the smaller rural communities do not have their own post office and are served by the nearest listed ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nOrange County sits at the far eastern edge of Texas, low and heavily forested, cut by Cow Bayou and Adams Bayou and bordered on its east side by the Sabine River, which forms the state line. Wetlands and marsh line much of the river frontage in the southeast of the county. It borders Jasper County and Newton County to the north, Hardin County to the northwest, Jefferson County to the west, and Calcasieu Parish and Cameron Parish, Louisiana, across the Sabine River to the east and southeast.<\/p>\n Live neighboring pages: Jasper County<\/a> (north), Newton County<\/a> (north), Hardin County<\/a> (northwest), and Jefferson County<\/a> (west).<\/p>\n Orange County had 84,808 residents at the 2020 census, giving it a density of roughly 254 people per square mile of land. Vidor and Orange are the county’s two largest communities. Median household income in the county runs below the Texas median of $75,780, reflecting its base in refining, manufacturing and blue-collar work rather than the higher-earning Houston suburbs further west.<\/p>\n The county’s economy is built on petroleum refining and petrochemicals along the Sabine and Neches river corridor, paper milling, and shipbuilding heritage — Orange built warships for the U.S. Navy during both World Wars. Rice farming and shrimping remain part of the rural and coastal economy. Lamar State College Orange serves the county’s east-Texas workforce.<\/p>\n Orange County was created January 5, 1852, from part of Jefferson County and organized the same year. It takes its name from the orange groves early settlers planted near the mouth of the Sabine River. The county seat, Orange, grew as a sawmill and shipbuilding town on the river and became a major World War II shipyard center, building destroyer escorts and other vessels for the Navy.<\/p>\n Interstate 10 runs the length of the county east–west, with U.S. Highway 90 and State Highways 12, 62, 73 and 87 serving the smaller towns.<\/p>\n Southeast Texas Regional Airport, just west in Jefferson County, handles the nearest commercial flights; Orange County Airport provides general aviation.<\/p>\n Where is Orange County, Texas?<\/strong> What is the population of Orange County?<\/strong> How big is Orange County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Orange County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Orange County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Orange County?<\/strong> |