Spring Branch, Houston

Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. Established by the Texas Legislature, the Spring Branch Management District exercises jurisdiction over the area.

Spring Branch East/West
Houston, Texas, neighborhood
Coordinates: 29.81611°N 95.517719°W / 29.81611; -95.517719
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
  Total134,225
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77080, 77041, 77043, 77055
Websitesbmd.org

Several minor bayous run through the community, including Brickhouse Gully, Spring Branch (the neighborhood namesake), and Briar Branch, which drain into Buffalo Bayou in central Houston. Spring Lake is a large pond near the center of the neighborhood.

Spring Branch includes significant immigrant Korean American and Hispanic American communities, and was established in the 1800s as a rural German American community. As of 2020 Spring Branch East/West population has grown by 7,298 residents and over 400 new construction homes built.

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