Orange County, Texas
County seat: Orange · Population 86,266 (2025) · 334 sq mi
Orange County is the 48th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 86,266 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Orange. It is part of the Southeast region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 8 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Orange County facts
- County seat
- Orange
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 86,266 +1.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 334 sq mi 245th largest of 254
- Water area
- 46 sq mi
- Population density
- 258 per sq mi
- Established
- 1852
- Named after
- orange citrus fruit of the orange tree
- Largest city
- Orange 19,419
- Median household income
- $72,104
- Cities and towns
- 8 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48361
Cities and towns in Orange County
Orange County has 8 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Orange County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange (county seat) | City | 19,419 | |
| Bridge City | City | 9,645 | |
| Vidor | City | 9,597 | |
| West Orange | City | 3,391 | |
| Pinehurst | City | 2,206 | |
| Pine Forest | City | 504 | |
| Rose City | City | 344 | |
| Port Arthur | City | 85 | Jefferson County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Mauriceville | 2,945 | |
| Little Cypress | 1,963 | |
| Forest Heights | 1,795 |
ZIP codes in Orange County
4 ZIP codes reach into Orange County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 77611
- 77630
- 77632 also Newton County
- 77662 also Jasper County
Population of Orange County, 2020–2025
Orange County grew by 1,454 people (+1.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 317 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,779 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 84,759 |
| 2021 | 84,691 |
| 2022 | 85,103 |
| 2023 | 85,705 |
| 2024 | 85,969 |
| 2025 | 86,266 |
Neighboring counties
- Jefferson County southwest · 254,321 people
- Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana east · 208,466 people
- Cameron Parish, Louisiana east · 4,718 people
- Jasper County north · 33,075 people
- Newton County north · 11,954 people
- Hardin County northwest · 58,723 people
Printable Orange County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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